Mirror Case
Object type: Mirror case
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Zain al-'Abidin
Artist bio: Iranian, active 1840–1875
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 1260/ 1844–45 CE
Medium: Exterior: pasteboard, papier-maché; opaque watercolor, gilded and lacquered
Interior: mirror
Dimensions: H. 9 1/4 in.(23.5 cm)
W. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Geography: Attributed to    Iran  
Credit line: Gift of Catherine and Robert Harper, in memory of Drs. Grigor and Arax Acopian, 2009
Accession year: 2009
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