Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Groom’s wedding outfit

Groom’s wedding outfit

Belonged to Mirza Mufid Shaykh al-Islam Dibaj (Bahram Sheikholeslami’s grandfather); Haj Mir Hasan Shayk al-Islam, his great grandfather (who was also the great grandfather of the bride, Nimtaj Khanum) had the fabric (tirmah) made during the first years of Muhammad Shah’s reign.

Item Details

  • Date early/mid 19th century
  • Notes

    The name of the maker is sewn on the sleeve. Part of Nimtaj Shaykh al-Islami (Taj al-Sadat)’s wedding dress exists in the same collection with the record number of 1139A24.

  • Collections Bahram Sheikholeslami
  • Repository Private collection of Bahram Sheikholeslami - in honor of his mother, Afsarolmoluk Sheikholeslami
  • Restrictions No restrictions.
  • Accessed 4 February 2019
  • Last Edited 10 April 2019
  • Record no. 1139A184
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