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Doll

Title	Doll
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1875
Publication Place	Iran (made) France (made) -
Subject	Dolls & Toys Clothing Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	ME.1:1 to 4-2002
Record ID	ME.1:1 to 4-2002
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1875
Notes	This French doll wears clothes reportedly made for her by a wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, the ruler of Persia from 1848 to 1896. According to the donor's family tradition, the doll was dressed in this way before being presented to Caspar Purdon Clarke as a gift for his daughter. Purdon Clarke, who later became director of the V&A, was reportedly then studying Middle Eastern art in Iran: if so, this dates the encounter to the years 1874-76. Otherwise the shah visited Europe on two later occasions, and could have encountered Purdon Clarke again at either of two International Exhibitions in Paris, in which Purdon Clarke participated: 1878 and 1889. The clothes are an interesting example of the dress worn by upper-class Iranian women in the late 19th century. They include wide-legged trousers gathered at the ankle, voluminous split skirts, and two full-skirted jackets.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	The wax doll is much damaged by heat and age Cloth Hand-Sewn
Parçalar	Doll, Jacket, Jacket, Trousers
Fiziksel açıklama	19th-century French wax doll, with outfit made in Iran.
Üretim	Doll made in France, but its outfit was made in Iran. According to the donor's family tradition, the miniature clothing was made by a wife of Nasir al-Din Shah (Qajar ruler of Iran, r.1848-1896), and the dressed doll was given by the shah to Caspar Purdon Clarke, a gift for Purdon Clarke's daughter Gwendolyn.
Üslup	Qajar

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Doll

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1875

Publication Place Iran (made) France (made) -

Subject Dolls & Toys Clothing Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID ME.1:1 to 4-2002

Record ID ME.1:1 to 4-2002

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1875

Notes This French doll wears clothes reportedly made for her by a wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, the ruler of Persia from 1848 to 1896. According to the donor's family tradition, the doll was dressed in this way before being presented to Caspar Purdon Clarke as a gift for his daughter. Purdon Clarke, who later became director of the V&A, was reportedly then studying Middle Eastern art in Iran: if so, this dates the encounter to the years 1874-76. Otherwise the shah visited Europe on two later occasions, and could have encountered Purdon Clarke again at either of two International Exhibitions in Paris, in which Purdon Clarke participated: 1878 and 1889. The clothes are an interesting example of the dress worn by upper-class Iranian women in the late 19th century. They include wide-legged trousers gathered at the ankle, voluminous split skirts, and two full-skirted jackets.

Malzemeler ve teknikler The wax doll is much damaged by heat and age Cloth Hand-Sewn

Parçalar Doll, Jacket, Jacket, Trousers

Fiziksel açıklama 19th-century French wax doll, with outfit made in Iran.

Üretim Doll made in France, but its outfit was made in Iran. According to the donor's family tradition, the miniature clothing was made by a wife of Nasir al-Din Shah (Qajar ruler of Iran, r.1848-1896), and the dressed doll was given by the shah to Caspar Purdon Clarke, a gift for Purdon Clarke's daughter Gwendolyn.

Üslup Qajar