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Persian Scene

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Producer

Boucheron, French, founded 1858

Description

Rectangular vanity case decorated in polychrome enamel with a scene of a Persian prince kneeling on a patterned carpet, surrounded by couturiers and attendants within a garden; with onyx thumbpiece; interior with fitted mirror and two compartments

Credit Line

Lent by Private Collection

Date

1926

Accession Number

13.2016.70

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

containers
Exhibitions

Object Name

Vanity Case

Type

Vanity Case

Medium

Polychrome, blue, and black enamel, onyx, gold, mirrored plate glass

Dimensions

L x W x D: 8 × 4.7 × 1 cm (3 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 3/8 in.)

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Exhibitions Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e2615619-1b61-42cc-832b-4a0edea9301d

Record ID

chndm_13.2016.70

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