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Wedding dress
Tulle embroidered (naqdah) with gold metal thread.
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Naqdah wedding dress
The top layer is tulle embroidered with gold metal thread. Note the heavy embroidery on the collar. The sleeves end with handmade lace. The under layer is of silk and also heavily embroidered with gold on the chest and at the bottom. The collar, sleeves and hem have bands of naqdah embroidery. Probably from Isfahan.
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Naqdah wedding jacket
Tulle embroidered with gold and silver metal thread and decorated with six-corner stars.
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Settlement regarding divorce, 1933
Mir Muhsin Aqa from Ardabil has the power of attorney from his daughter, Halimah Khanum, to settle the following with her husband, Karbalayi Asad Allah, the son of the late Murad ‘Ali from Ardabil: half of her mahr, which includes seventy five tumans, four misqals of gold, and a Qur’an (valued at twelve thousand dinars) in exchange for Halimah Khanum's clothing and other belongings; he also settles the other half of the mahr as well as Halimah Khanum's rights according to Shari‘a in exchange for the divorce; she shall not have any claims regarding her mahr or remuneration.
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Settlement of maternal inheritance, 1927
Aqa Zaynal, son of the late Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, settles his inheritance from his mother, excluding her belongings in Istanbul, but including cash, houses, clothing, jewelry, land, interest from assets, et cetera to his brother, Haji Javad Aqa the merchant, in exchange for one thousand and six hundred tumans. His mother's belongings in Istanbul will be divided among other inheritors. Haji Javad Aqa has taken on all his mother's debts.
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Marriage agreement of Fatimah Baygum and Mashhadi ʻAli, 1930
Marriage agreement of Fatimah Baygum, daughter of Mashhadi Murtaza son of the late ʻAbd Allah from Khuzan, and Mashhadi ʻAli, son of the late Nazar ʻAli from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars, one-fourth of a house in the Sixth Bustan neighborhood of Khuzan, half of an acre of land, fifty tumans to buy land for the bride, and three misqals [unit of weight] of gold worth eight tumans. Additionally, ten tumans will be paid for the bridal gift, one set of women's clothes, and two mans [unit of weight] of cotton wool.
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Marriage contract of Mawlud Khanum and Isma‘il, 1926
Marriage contract of Mawlud Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Sadiq ‘Attar, and Isma‘il, son of Sadiq, specifying the amount of the mahr.
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Marriage agreement of Fatimah and Ahmad Karkhayran, 1937
Marriage agreement of Fatimah, daughter of Mashhadi Karim son of ʻAli from Khuzan, and Ahmad Karkhayran from Khuzan, son of Ramazan ʻAli. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand five hundred tumans, a share of a house in Shamsabad, Khuzan, fifty tumans to buy land for the bride, and ten tumans for gold and earrings. Additionally, ten tumans will be paid for wedding expenses, the bridal gift, and two sets of proper women's clothes.
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Marriage agreement of Sakinah Raja’i and Ghulamriza, 1939
Marriage agreement of Sakinah Raja’i from Khuzan, daughter of Mand ʻAli son of Haj ʻIshqʻali, and Ghulamriza, son of Mukhtar from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half riyals, five-twelfths of a house located in the Fath-abad neighborhood of Khuzan, one acre of land, and fifteen tumans to buy gold. Additionally, ten tumans will be paid for [wedding] expenses, the bridal gift, two sets of proper women's clothes, and two mans [unit of weight] of cotton wool for bedding.
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Marriage agreement of Rubabah Khusravi and Hasan Tavakkuli, 1938
Marriage agreement of Rubabah Khusravi from Khuzan, daughter of Mashhadi Rahim, and Hasan Tavakkuli from Khuzan, son of the late Muhammad son of ʻAli Baqir. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half qirans, one-fourth of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan, eight acres of land in Khuzan, three misqals [unit of weight] of gold for earrings, two sets of proper women clothes, and two mans [unit of weight] of cotton wool for bedding.