Mirror Case with Women Entertained on a Terrace
c. 1850-1900
Description
Rectangular mirror case with fitted lid. The outer faces depict women entertained by musicians on a well-appointed porch with red drapes and distant views of trees. On the inner face of the lid, a gold arabesque is painted on a black background.
Dimensions
frame: 23.2 × 15.6 × 1.4 cm (9 1/8 × 6 1/8 × 9/16 in.) lid: 20 × 12.2 × 0.3 cm (7 7/8 × 4 13/16 × 1/8 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.
Related Artworks
View MoreOpaque and semi-opaque watercolor on prepared pasteboard under varnish
18th-19th centuryBronze
11th centuryJapaneseCast bronze
20th centuryChineseCopper alloy
4th century BCEGreekCast bronze
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCopper alloy
4th century BCEGreekCast bronze of a silvery appearance with traces of cobalt-blue and green patina
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseCast bronze
8th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, metallic particles, and lacquer over metallic layer on pasteboard
18th-19th centuryCast bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseBronze
3rd century BCEEtruscanCast bronze
8th centuryChinese