Mirror Case Depicting the Meeting of Nasir al-Din Mirza and Tsar Nicholas I in Erivan and Satin Pouch
Object type: Mirror case with pouch

Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani
Artist bio: Iranian, 1814–1892
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 1271/ 1854 CE
Medium: a) Pasteboard, opaque color, watercolor, gold under a lacquer varnish
b) Satin pouch with metal wrapped embroidery
Dimensions: a) mirror case: Ht. 11 in. (28 cm)
                            W. 7  in. (17.8 cm)
                            D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
b) pouch: L. 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)
                  W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
                  D. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
     pouch with flap open: W. 15 3/16 in. (38.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Geography: Made in Tehran   Iran  
Credit line: Gift of Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
Accession year: 2020