Section of a Ceiling from the Narinjistan Mansion
ca. 1870
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Object Label
These sections of a painted wood ceiling come from the public audience hall of the Narinjistan (Orange Garden) mansion in Shiraz, in southwestern Iran. Construction of this residence, noted for its opulent surface decorations and mirror work, was begun in 1870 by Mirza Ibrahim Khan and completed in 1885 by Muhammad Riza Khan, who belonged to the prominent Qavam family of Shiraz.
Caption
Section of a Ceiling from the Narinjistan Mansion, ca. 1870. Polychrome and metallic pigments on wood, 50 × 2 1/2 × 65 in. (127 × 6.4 × 165.1 cm) Loose board only: 4 1/2 × 1 × 49 1/2 in. (11.4 × 2.5 × 125.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Carll H. de Silver Fund, 70.97.3.
Collection
Collection
Title
Section of a Ceiling from the Narinjistan Mansion
Date
ca. 1870
Geography
Place made: Shiraz, Iran
Medium
Polychrome and metallic pigments on wood
Classification
Dimensions
50 × 2 1/2 × 65 in. (127 × 6.4 × 165.1 cm) Loose board only: 4 1/2 × 1 × 49 1/2 in. (11.4 × 2.5 × 125.7 cm)
Credit Line
Carll H. de Silver Fund
Accession Number
70.97.3
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