id:			151213
accession number:	1983.1111
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.1111
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:50.685000

Mirror Stand, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Steel engraved and inlaid with gold and silver with openwork calligraphic design on hinged door; diameter: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); overall: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); diameter of base: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar 1983.1111

title:				Mirror Stand
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar
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culture:	Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925)
technique:	Steel engraved and inlaid with gold and silver with openwork calligraphic design on hinged door
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); Overall: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Selection from the inscriptions in the surrounding ring: نه هر که چهره برافروخت دلبری داند. نه هر که آینه سازد سکندری داند
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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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PROVENANCE

	Dr. Mehmed A. [1902–1981] and Mrs. Louise Dean Simsar [1900–1986], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: c. 1943–1983
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1983–
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