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.
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