Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1935

Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1935

Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan writes to her mother, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her about arriving in Berlin and visiting her father in the hospital. She describes her father’s health and the way he introduced her to the nurse: “Vous connaissez ma fille, elle est la plus blanche dans Berlin” [You know my daughter, she is the whitest person in Berlin].

Item Details

  • Creator Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma'iyan
  • Date 1935 or 1936
  • Dimensions 20.5 x 32 cm
  • Collections Mansoureh Ettehadieh -- ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
  • Repository Mansoureh Ettehadieh
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 14 September 2015
  • Last Edited 9 December 2016
  • Record no. 13104A68
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