Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah

‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah

‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)’s letter to Surur al-Saltanah telling her about his sadness on leaving her. He mentions Surur al-Saltanah’s remark about the photograph on his mantle shelf, that even though she has been joking but he wants to emphasize his loyalty to his wife and explains that the photograph was there just to fill the empty space and as soon as he learned that it upset Surur, he put it in his desk drawer and decided to hand it to Surur when he meets her.

Item Details

  • Creator ‘Abd al-Husayn Taymurtash (Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk)
  • Date circa. 1909 or 1910
  • Dimensions 17.5 x 23 cm
  • Collections Sorourolsaltaneh Teymourtash (Khazeni)
  • Repository Sorourolsaltaneh Teymourtash (Khazeni)
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 2 July 2014
  • Last Edited 1 August 2014
  • Record no. 13110A48
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