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Mirror with Split-Leaf Palmette Design Inlaid with Gold

early 16th century
Not on view
The polished, reflecting side of this mirror has traces of gold inlay along the edges. On the back, dense spiral scrolls sprinkled with blossoms, leaves, and arabesques revolve from the six-pointed star placed in the center of the poly-lobbed medallion. The handle shaft has a gold chevron pattern and two ivory plaques. A gold-inlaid steel mirror in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul is somewhat more deluxe, with a jade handle and inset with ruby and turquoise, but the similarity of ornamentation suggests production in the same Ottoman court workshop.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mirror with Split-Leaf Palmette Design Inlaid with Gold
  • Date: early 16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Turkey, probably Bursa or Istanbul
  • Medium: Iron, inlaid with gold; ivory
  • Dimensions: H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
    Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
    D. 1/8 in. (0.2 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1972
  • Object Number: 1972.24
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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