Caption

Mirror frame, maker, 19th century; possibly Turkey or Iran; Islamic art mirror frame with decoration of a 6-pointed star Solomon's Seal, stylized plant motifs in a geometric arrangement; geometric ornament, plant motifs, star iconography; materials unspecified; weight 685 g; diameter 25.5 cm; height 1.2 cm., A round decorative plate with an ornate border and a patterned central area sits against a pale gray background. The border features a repeating floral and scrollwork design in metallic gold and silver tones with small raised bead-like accents. The central area has an intricate embossed floral and geometric pattern in muted silver-gray with areas that appear slightly tarnished or dusty. A few small rectangular pieces in brownish-beige rest on the central surface. There are small spots of pale yellow discoloration on the central area and along the inner edge of the border. The overall color palette includes gold, silver, gray, beige, brown, and pale yellow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_195

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.4Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mirror frame maker 19th century Turkey Iran Islamic art mirror frame decoration 6-pointed star Solomon's Seal stylized plant motifs geometric arrangement geometric ornament plant motifs star iconography materials unspecified weight 685 g diameter 25.5 cm height 1.2 cm round decorative plate ornate border patterned central area sits pale gray background border features repeating floral scrollwork design metallic gold silver tones small raised bead- accents central area intricate embossed floral geometric pattern muted silver-gray areas slightly tarnished dusty small rectangular pieces brownish-beige rest central surface small spots pale yellow discoloration inner edge border color palette includes gold silver gray beige brown pale yellow.