The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 7, 2024

Mirror Case with Lid

Mirror Case with Lid

1800s
(1779-1925)
Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché
Overall: 24.4 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Jacob Perkins 1932.13
Location: not on view

Description

Love and war are the themes of the paintings on the inside and outside of this mirror case. The inside surface of the lid is painted with a royal couple seated, touching each other, within a walled garden. In front of them a female dancer performs and another pours a cup of wine. Military scenes are painted on the exterior sides; on the underside of the case enemies flee, heads roll, and a corpse lies before the victorious king and his armies.
  • ?-1932
    Mrs. Jacob B. Perkins, Cleveland, OH, ?-1932, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1932-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1932-present
  • Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1932.13