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Figure of a Mouse in Deep Blue Glass

probably 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462
This glass mouse demonstrates the talent of a Persian glass-blower, who would have taken great pains to carefully produce the anatomical details of this life-sized creature. These types of whimsical forms were admired for their graceful shapes and bright colors, and decoratively displayed within niches of private and public buildings in Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Figure of a Mouse in Deep Blue Glass
  • Date: probably 19th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Glass; mold-blown with applied decoration
  • Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in.
    L. 7 in.
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1556
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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