COLLECTION NAME:
Costume History
Record
Work Record ID:
14181
Work Type:
prints (visual works)
Title:
High Priest
Title Alternative:
Sheil-ul-Islam
Measurements:
17.5 cm x 10 cm
Material:
paper
Material:
ink
Material:
pigment
Technique:
engraving
Technique:
hand-painted
Cultural Context:
Persian (culture)
Date Original:
1845
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Repository:
Western Michigan University, Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Call number:
DS 258 .S55 1845
Style Period:
Qajar
Subject-LCNA:
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853
Subject-LCSH:
Clothing and dress--Iran
Subject-LCSH:
Religious leaders
Subject-AAT:
hairstyles
Subject-AAT:
robes (main garments)
Subject-AAT:
girdles (belts)
Subject-AAT:
turbans
Subject-AAT:
slippers (shoes)
Subject-TGM:
Spiritual leaders
Subject-TGN:
Iran (nation)
Subject-Keywords:
turbans, religious leader
Relation:
Engraving after original Persian drawing; electronic version of an earlier edition available through Google Books: http://books.google…
Description:
P. 73 "The judge sits at the extremity of the apartment, in the eastern fashion: his head covered with a large turban; the lower part of his face is concealed by a very black bushy beard; while his body is wrapped in an ample robe."
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.
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
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.
Image Type:
digital images
Image Format:
image/tiff; image/jp2
Image Measurements:
90,333,288 bytes
View Description:
general views
Digital Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Collection Title:
Costume History Collection
Image Access:
For use of digital image, contact Special Collections, Waldo Library, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49008-5320
Image Identifier:
EXWS_Cos_Sho_007
High Priest
