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Enameled vase
Made in Isfahan
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Qalamkar curtain
This qalamkar curtain was made in Isfahan and belonged to ʻAlamtaj Mukri, which was then passed to Parivash Ladjevardi.
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Mirza ‘Abbas Khan and Nimtaj Khanum
Nimtaj Khanum and Mirza ‘Abbas Khan (from Zill al-Sultan family), Isfahan
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Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Jinab's house
Muhammad Husayn Mirza, the father of Saltanat Khanum (the wife of Mir Sayyid 'Ali Jinab, known as Shazdah Jan), built this complex of connected yards and residential buildings about two hundred years ago in a neighborhood in Isfahan. One of the alleys still carries Mir Sayyid 'Ali Jinab's name. However, all of the buildings and yards have since been divided into modern residences and sold. As of the date of this documentation (2015), Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab (the owner of this collection and the grandson of Saltanat Khanum and Mir Sayyid 'Ali Jinab) continues to live in one of the residences,...
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Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum and Mirza Mahmud, 1887
Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Husayn, and Mirza Mahmud, the son of Muhammad Sadiq, dated December 1st, 1887. The mahr is a Qurʼan worth two tumans, a qalamkar bed covering made in Isfahan worth 5 tumans, a carpet, a kilim worth 10 tumans, and three sixths of the properties inherited by the bridegroom. A note on the verso reads: "the record of Nanah Gawhar (the mother of our mother, Sakinah Khatun)'s mahr."
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Bibi Sanam
Bibi Sanam (first wife of ʻAli Quli Khan, Sardar Asʻad the second) in one of Isfahan's gardens
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Door lock
Belonged to the main entrance of Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Jinab's house
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Parvanah Sulaymani- part 1
Parvanah Sulaymani's interview conducted by Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, on December 4, 2018; Parvanah Khanum shares memories of her childhood, her mother and father, and other family members
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- Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Jinab(2)
- ʻAlamtaj Mukri (Saniʻ al-Muluk)(1)
- Shahzadah Muluk Kaykhusravi Muqaddam (Sulaymani)(1)
- Purandukht Sulaymani(1)
- Parvanah Sulaymani(1)
- Parivash Ladjevardi(1)
- Muhammad Sadiq (son of Mirza Husayn)(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza (father of Saltanat Khanum)(1)
- Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab(1)
- Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi(1)
- Bibi Sanam (wife of Sardar As‘ad the second)(1)
- Amir Sulaymani(1)
- Abu al-Hasan Sulaymani(1)