COLLECTION NAME:
Costume History
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Costume History
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Work Record ID:
14177
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14177
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Work Type:
prints (visual works)
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prints (visual works)
Work Type
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Title:
Woman of the Harem
title
Woman of the Harem
Title
false
Measurements:
17.5 cm x 10 cm
measurements
17.5 cm x 10 cm
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Material:
paper
material
paper
Material
false
Material:
ink
material
ink
Material
false
Material:
pigment
material
pigment
Material
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Technique:
hand-painted
technique
hand-painted
Technique
false
Cultural Context:
Persian (culture)
cultural_context
Persian (culture)
Cultural Context
false
Date Original:
1845
date
1845
Date Original
false
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Location
false
Repository:
Western Michigan University, Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
repository
Western Michigan University, Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Repository
false
Call number:
DS 258 .S55 1845
call_number
DS 258 .S55 1845
Call number
false
Style Period:
Qajar
style_period
Qajar
Style Period
false
Subject-LCNA:
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853
subject_lcna
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853
Subject-LCNA
false
Subject-LCSH:
Harems
subject_lcsh
Harems
Subject-LCSH
false
Subject-LCSH:
Clothing and dress--Iran
subject_lcsh
Clothing and dress--Iran
Subject-LCSH
false
Subject-AAT:
chemise
subject_aat
chemise
Subject-AAT
false
Subject-AAT:
veil (headgear)
subject_aat
veil (headgear)
Subject-AAT
false
Subject-AAT:
shalwar
subject_aat
shalwar
Subject-AAT
false
Subject-AAT:
trousers
subject_aat
trousers
Subject-AAT
false
Subject-AAT:
slippers (shoes)
subject_aat
slippers (shoes)
Subject-AAT
false
Subject-TGM:
Harem girl
subject_tgm
Harem girl
Subject-TGM
false
Subject-TGN:
Iran (nation)
subject_tgn
Iran (nation)
Subject-TGN
false
Subject-Keywords:
harems, shalwar
subject_keywords
harems, shalwar
Subject-Keywords
false
Relation:
Engraving after original Persian drawing; electronic version of an earlier edition available through Google Books: http://books.google…
relation
Engraving after original Persian drawing; electronic version of an earlier edition available through Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=TRoPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Shoberl+Persia&source=bl&ots=r9Rm4TUica&sig=xITq8JpHMqt163FajgCMkQwXDFM&
Relation
false
Description:
P. 123 "A Persian lady, when at home, doesn't load herself with clothes; and in her finery she seems to attach little value to the beauty of form. Very ample trowsers of thick velvet cover the whole of the lower part of the body down to the heels. Over theses trowsers is worn a peerahun or chemise of muslin, silk, or gauze, which is open in front nearly down to the waist, and buttons down the bosom by means of a number of loops and small buttons of silk, gold, or silver. Over the peerahun is generally fastened a girdle of skin, covered with cloth or silk, embroidered, and decorated with a plate of gold or silver, and precious stones. Such is the summer costume. The winter dress is the same, with the addition of a short upper garment resembling a jacket, and shawls in which the women wrap themselves as a protection from the cold. The covering for the feet is a kind of slipper, with a sole of ivory, metal, or some hard sort of wood." The trousers of this full pantaloon style are called shalwar (Shoberl 1843, p. 113). The peerahun is also known as the pirahan (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 9).
description
P. 123 "A Persian lady, when at home, doesn't load herself with clothes; and in her finery she seems to attach little value to the beauty of form. Very ample trowsers of thick velvet cover the whole of the lower part of the body down to the heels. Over theses trowsers is worn a peerahun or chemise of muslin, silk, or gauze, which is open in front nearly down to the waist, and buttons down the bosom by means of a number of loops and small buttons of silk, gold, or silver. Over the peerahun is generally fastened a girdle of skin, covered with cloth or silk, embroidered, and decorated with a plate of gold or silver, and precious stones. Such is the summer costume. The winter dress is the same, with the addition of a short upper garment resembling a jacket, and shawls in which the women wrap themselves as a protection from the cold. The covering for the feet is a kind of slipper, with a sole of ivory, metal, or some hard sort of wood." The trousers of this full pantaloon style are called shalwar (Shoberl 1843, p. 113). The peerahun is also known as the pirahan (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 9).
Description
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Image Source:
Shoberl, Frederic. 'Persia: Containing a Description of the Country with an Account of Its Government, Laws, and Religion, and of the Character, Manners and Customs, Art, Amusements, Etc. of Its Inhabitants." Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1845.
image_source
Shoberl, Frederic. 'Persia: Containing a Description of the Country with an Account of Its Government, Laws, and Religion, and of the Character, Manners and Customs, Art, Amusements, Etc. of Its Inhabitants." Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1845.
Image Source
false
Work Rights:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
work_rights
Western Michigan University Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Work Rights
false
Image Type:
digital images
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digital images
Image Type
false
Image Format:
image/tiff; image/jp2
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image/tiff; image/jp2
Image Format
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Image Measurements:
93,723,920 bytes
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93,723,920 bytes
Image Measurements
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View Description:
general views
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general views
View Description
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Digital Publisher:
Western Michigan University
digital_publisher
Western Michigan University
Digital Publisher
false
Collection Title:
Costume History Collection
collection_title
Costume History Collection
Collection Title
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Image Rights:
Western Michigan University Libraries
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Western Michigan University Libraries
Image Rights
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Image Access:
For use of digital image, contact Special Collections, Waldo Library, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49008-5324
image_access
For use of digital image, contact Special Collections, Waldo Library, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49008-5324
Image Access
false
Image Identifier:
EXWS_Cos_Sho_003
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EXWS_Cos_Sho_003
Image Identifier
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