Detail View: Costume History: Attendants on the Queen of Persia
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Work Record ID:
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14178
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Work Type:
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prints (visual works)
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Title:
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Attendants on the Queen of Persia
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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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Clothing and dress--Iran
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Subject-LCSH:
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Bodyguards
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Subject-AAT:
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leggings
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Subject-AAT:
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girdles (belts)
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Subject-AAT:
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turbans
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Subject-AAT:
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tunics
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Subject-AAT:
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headgear
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Subject-TGM:
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Military personnel
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Subject-TGN:
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Iran (nation)
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Subject-Keywords:
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bodyguards, hats, tunics
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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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Two mounted bodyguards wear tunics tied with wide belts or girdles, leggings, shoes, and two different types of headgear. Their clothing is simple and without decoration.
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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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Work Rights:
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Western Michigan University Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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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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86,437,068 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 Rights:
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Western Michigan University Libraries
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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 49008-5323
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Image Identifier:
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EXWS_Cos_Sho_004
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