Mirror Case with Flowers, Hazelnuts, Bird, and Butterfly
c. 1800-1850
Description
Rectangular mirror case with fitted lid. The exterior faces bear a decorative scheme of mixed flowers with birds and butterflies. It is a very close match to front of the the mirror case 2014.385. On the inner face of the lid, a lobed medallion and pendants contain mixed flowers, set against a red field that is embellished with gold arabesque.
Dimensions
frame: 24 × 15.5 × 1.7 cm (9 7/16 × 6 1/8 × 11/16 in.) lid: 21.5 × 13.1 × 0.5 cm (8 7/16 × 5 3/16 × 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.
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