Title: Mirror Case
Object type: Mirror case
Date: dated 1260 AH/1844–45 CE
Artist: Painting by Zain al-'Abidin 
Artist bio: Iranian, active 1840–1875
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Artist
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
Credit line: Gift of Catherine and Robert Harper, in memory of Drs. Grigor and Arax Acopian, 2009
Geography: Attributed to    Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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