COLLECTION NAME:
Costume History
Record
Work Record ID:
14182
Work Type:
prints (visual works)
Title:
Persian of High Rank
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:
Upper class--Iran
Subject-LCSH:
Clothing and dress--Iran
Subject-AAT:
daggers (weapons)
Subject-AAT:
robes (main garments)
Subject-AAT:
skirts
Subject-AAT:
headgear
Subject-TGM:
Horses
Subject-TGN:
Iran (nation)
Subject-Keywords:
headgear, horses, coats
Relation:
Engraving after original Persian drawing; electronic version of an earlier edition available through Google Books: http://books.google…
Description:
P. 112-113 "When the Persian is going to ride, he puts on a pair of wide cloth trowsers called shalwar, into which he introduces the skirts of the erkalig and the zeer-djameh."
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:
85,942,520 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 49008-5319
Image Identifier:
EXWS_Cos_Sho_008
Persian of High Rank
