تاریخ انتشار
1800
محل انتشار
Turkey (made) -
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Height: 35cm, Width: 21 cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
311-1901
شماره ثبت
311-1901
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1800
یادداشتها
By the second half of the sixteenth century, Ottoman woodworkers had begun to employ inlays of mother of pearl and tortoiseshell, two technically difficult to work materials. The mother of pearl plaques were frequently inlaid with black mastic to further emphasize their luminosity, and when paired with a darker wood, would only further enhance the bold decorative effect of the object. While this particular hand held mirror is not inlaid with tortoiseshell, the alternating pattern of mother of pearl with wood is reminiscent of earlier Ottoman woodwork, and reflects a decorative style popular within the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth century onward.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wood, mother of pearl, bone
Fiziksel açıklama
Wood frame decorated with a mosaic of mother of pearl, horn, bone and thin strips of wood. The ornament on the circular back consists of a star in the centre surrounded by a narrow and a wide border of lozenges radiating from the centre. The edges of the mirror and the handle are decorated with bands of triangular and lozenge-shaped pieces.
