Detail View: Costume History: Woman of the Harem
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Work Record ID:
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14177
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Work Type:
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prints (visual works)
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Title:
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Woman of the Harem
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Measurements:
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17.5 cm x 10 cm
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Material:
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paper
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Material:
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ink
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Material:
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pigment
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Technique:
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engraving
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Technique:
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hand-painted
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Cultural Context:
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Persian (culture)
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Date Original:
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1845
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Location:
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Repository:
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Western Michigan University, Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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Call number:
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DS 258 .S55 1845
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Style Period:
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Qajar
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Subject-LCNA:
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Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853
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Subject-LCSH:
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Harems
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Subject-LCSH:
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Clothing and dress--Iran
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Subject-AAT:
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chemise
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Subject-AAT:
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veil (headgear)
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Subject-AAT:
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shalwar
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Subject-AAT:
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trousers
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Subject-AAT:
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slippers (shoes)
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Subject-TGM:
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Harem girl
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Subject-TGN:
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Iran (nation)
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Subject-Keywords:
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harems, shalwar
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Relation:
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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&
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Description:
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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).
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Image Source:
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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.
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Rights Status:
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No Copyright - United States
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Rights Statement:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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Rights Status:
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No Copyright - United States
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Access Rights:
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Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by the Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
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Image Type:
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digital images
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Image Format:
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image/tiff; image/jp2
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Image Measurements:
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93,723,920 bytes
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View Description:
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general views
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Digital Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Collection Title:
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Costume History Collection
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Image Access:
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For use of digital image, contact Special Collections, Waldo Library, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49008-5324
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Image Identifier:
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EXWS_Cos_Sho_003
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