Figure of a Mouse in Deep Blue Glass

Unknown

probably 19th century · Glass; mold-blown with applied decoration · Islamic Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

probably 19th century

Medium

Glass; mold-blown with applied decoration

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891