Ladjevardi

A collection of legal documents, family photographs, and objects of daily life, belonging to ʻAlamtaj Mukri and other members of her family. This collection was made available to WWQI by Parivash Ladjevardi. Items of this collection belong to Parivash, Munirah, and ʻAli Akbar Ladjevardi.

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Dates Late 19th to mid-20th century
Date Acquired April 13, 2013
Last Edited 11 December 2019
Record Number 13116

Genres objects legal & financial photographs birth and death records correspondence marriage contracts drawings and paintings embroidery
Subjects sewing jewels and jewelry passports portraits travel clothing shoes flowers hair ornaments and styles veils birth records cooking letter writing motherhood lamps mahr marriage mirrors money Qur’an hats household furnishings military uniforms children group portraits infants carpets husband and wife tableware silver tea dowry bags (containers) glassware hookahs opium cosmetics gold perfumes weddings tablecloths fabrics tirmah kitchenware boxes (containers) religious objects photographs drugs bedding copper property and property management slaves divination

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Ladjevardi

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