id:			113109
accession number:	1932.13
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.13
updated:		2021-10-30 09:00:08.544000

Mirror Case with Lid, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché; overall: 24.4 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Jacob Perkins 1932.13

title:				Mirror Case with Lid
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Jacob Perkins
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culture:	Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925)
technique:	Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Lacquer
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measurements: Overall: 24.4 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2018-10-30T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Jacob B. Perkins, Cleveland, OH, ?-1932, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1932
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1932-present
	date: 1932-
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wall 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.
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web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.13/1932.13_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.13/1932.13_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.13/1932.13_full.tif