Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Ewer and basin

Ewer and basin

An ewer, a basin, and a drainer, which belonged to Havva Sahami (Shawkat Karimi), the mother of Asad Allah Karimi and mother-in-law of Parvin Saham-lashgari

Item Details

  • Date mid/late 19th century
  • Notes

    According to Parvin Saham-lashgari, the ewer and basin originally belonged to ‘Ali Muhammad Lashgar-nivis, the paternal grandfather of Parvin, then belonged to her cousin, Havva Sahami (also her mother-in-law), and, later, Havva’s mother, who eventually passed it down to Parvin.

  • Dimensions Ewer: 38 x 10 x 17 cm, basin: 11 x 27 cm, and drainer: diameter: 18 cm
  • Collections Saham-lashgari
  • Repository Saham-Lashgari Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions
  • Accessed 8 April 2013
  • Last Edited 21 May 2013
  • Record no. 1267A16
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