Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Marhamat Khanum and Jamil, 1903

Marriage contract of Marhamat Khanum and Jamil, 1903

Marriage contract of Marhamat Khanum, the daughter of Haj Yusuf, and Jamil, the son of Haj Abu al-Qasim; the mahr, which includes two hundred tumans, a diamond ring worth thirty tumans, and a Qur’an worth one tuman, remains the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date October or November 1903
  • Notes

    A loan from Mukhlisi family; it belonged to Mr. Mukhlisi’s grandmother.

  • Dimensions 53 x 31 cm
  • Collections The Qajar Museum of Tabriz
  • Repository The Qajar Museum of Tabriz
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 26 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14150A29
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