Mirror Case with Flowers and Birds
c. 1800-1850
Description
Rectangular mirror case with hinged lid. The outer surfaces of this mirror case bear compositions of mixed flowers with birds. On the inner face of the lid is painted a portrait of `Ali ibn Abi Talib, kneeling and holding his double-bladed sword in his crossed hands.
Dimensions
frame: 20.5 × 14 × 1.7 cm (8 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 11/16 in.) lid: 18.4 × 11.8 × 0.5 cm (7 1/4 × 4 5/8 × 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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