Mirror frame

Description

Leaf shaped mirror frame of nephrite with a flower shrub in open work, the front inlaid with gold, rubies and emeralds, the back carved with a leafy scroll: India, c. 1700

Museum reference

A.1875.29.8

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Mirror frame

Production information

India, South Asia

Date

c. 1700

Style / Culture

Mughal

Materials

Jade, Gold, Ruby, Emerald

Physical description

Jade, white; border on one side inlaid with gold, rubies and emeralds

Associations

Guthrie Collection

Exhibitions

• Indian Encounters (14 Nov 2014 - 01 Mar 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national war museum »
nw00 »
special exhibition gallery »
legacies of empire