Papier mache mirror-code P-A001154

A mirror with a door made of papier-mache with flower and birds designs. Papier-mache is a combination of pieces of paper or paper pulp, which is strengthened by an adhesive substance. Papier-mache is originally a French word that means pressed paper (papier means paper and mâché means crumpled), and the reason for its name is that after kneading, the paper is mixed with the pulp and pressed to produce the art work . This art became popular in Iran during the Safavid era, and the cities of Isfahan and Qazvin were the main production centers of this art.