Section of a Ceiling from the Narinjistan Mansion
ca. 1870
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Islamic World
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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Architectural Element
- Formatted Medium
- Polychrome and metallic pigments on wood
- Medium
- polychrome, metallic, pigments, wood
- Locations
- Place made: Shiraz, Iran
- Dimensions
- 49 × 3 1/4 × 63 in. (124.5 × 8.3 × 160 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Accession Number
- 70.97.4
- Credit Line
- Carll H. de Silver Fund
- Exhibitions
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
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