The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 21, 2024

The Morning Toilette

The Morning Toilette

1810–25
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The costume of the handmaiden holding the mirror is inspired by older Chamba paintings.

Description

A lady, dressed in white below the waist, admires herself in a mirror held by a handmaiden. Three other ladies attend to her toilette. She stands on a large wooden stool and raises her elbow high to adjust her earrings, providing the beholder with a glimpse of her round breasts. Ewers and water pots can be seen in the foreground.
  • May 4, 1966
    (Christie's London, England, May 4, 1966 sale, lot 233, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
    1966–2001
    Ralph Benkaim [1914–2001], Beverly Hills, CA, by descent to his wife Catherine Benkaim
    2001–2018
    Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2018–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10, 2018-April 7, 2019).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.115