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Producer:

Cartier, French, founded 1847  Search this

Medium:

Emeralds, sapphires, diamonds, platinum

Type:

jewelry

Exhibitions

Pendant Necklace

Object Name:

Pendant Necklace

Date:

1925

Credit Line:

Lent by Siegelson, New York

Accession Number:

61.2016.2

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Designer:

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742  Search this

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Book

Object Name:

Book

Made in:

France

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-216

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Designer:

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, 1695–1750  Search this

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Book

Made in:

France

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-218

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Artist:

Fernand Léger, French, 1881 - 1955  Search this

Medium:

Lithograph on white wove paper

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Date:

1948

Credit Line:

Gift of Cooper Union Art School Library

Accession Number:

1953-184-3

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Designer:

Jean Bérain the Elder, French, 1640–1711  Search this

Medium:

Etching on off white laid paper.

Type:

ornament

Book

Object Name:

Book

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1709

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-201

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Maker:

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French, 1686 – 1755  Search this

Medium:

Brown and black crayon on paper

Type:

textile designs

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

France

Date:

1730

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of George A. Hearn

Accession Number:

1942-67-1

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Designer:

Anton Wideman, Austrian, 1724 - 1792  Search this

Subject:

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, French, 1755 - 1793  Search this

Medium:

Gilt bronze

Type:

metalwork

Decorative Arts

Medal and pouch

Date:

after 1770

Credit Line:

Gift of Anonymous Donor

Accession Number:

1967-48-40-a,b

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Designer:

Massimo Vignelli, Italian, active USA, 1931–2014  Search this

Manufacturer:

Venini Glassworks, Murano, Venice, Italy, founded 1925  Search this

Christofle, French, founded 1830  Search this

Medium:

Blown and cased glass (inciso), silver-plated brass

Type:

glasswares

Decorative Arts

Pitcher

Made in:

Italy

France

Date:

1963

Credit Line:

Gift of George R. Kravis II

Accession Number:

2016-5-20

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Designer:

Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761  Search this

Medium:

Bound volume

Type:

ephemera

Bound Volume

Object Name:

Bound Volume

Designed in:

Paris, France

Date:

1690–1760

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-211

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Designer:

Jean Bérain the Younger, 1674-1726  Search this

François Chauveau, 1613 – 1676  Search this

Jean Le Moine, French  Search this

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Book

Object Name:

Book

Made in:

France

Date:

1710

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-222

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Draftsman:

Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833  Search this

Medium:

Black ink on cream paper

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Album

Object Name:

Album

Made in:

France

Date:

1806-12

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-552

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Inventor:

François Boucher, French, 1703–1770  Search this

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Book of engravings

Object Name:

Book of engravings

Made in:

France

Date:

1703–70

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-203

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Type:

albums (bound) & books

Album

Object Name:

Album

Made in:

Europe

Date:

19th century

Accession Number:

1960-110-1

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Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Source:

Blake, Marion Elizabeth  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print, b&w, 23.2.8 cm. x 17.3 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1880s-1928

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Upton purchased 66 black-and-white gelatin silver photoprints in 1928 from Antoin Sevruguin in Tehran (Iran), and subsequently donated them to the Committee for Islamic Culture, as reported in their official minutes of October 24, 1953.

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "605."

- On verso of the print, handwritten caption (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) in French reads, "Invitation chez le Schah."

Arrangement:

Gelatin silver prints arranged in sequential number following Joseph Upton's handwritten list of captions, and ultimately organized by Myron B. Smith into subject categories (royalty, people, executions, criminals, punishment, architecture). This print is in the following subject category: Royalty.

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, although his family studio continued for some time as a commercial enterprise.

Local Numbers:

58.G.57

[Myron Bement Smith collection. Freer/Sackler Archives, No. A.4.3]

[16(A6)]

FSA A.4 2.12.Up.57

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Clothing and dress  Search this

headgear  Search this

Royalty (Nobility)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.Up.57

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Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Source:

Blake, Marion Elizabeth  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print, b&w, 17.1 cm. x 22.8 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Studio portraits

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1880s-1928

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Upton purchased 66 black-and-white gelatin silver photoprints in 1928 from Antoin Sevruguin in Tehran (Iran), and subsequently donated them to the Committee for Islamic Culture, as reported in their official minutes of October 24, 1953.

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "83."

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "690."

- On verso of the print, handwritten number (penciled) reads, "212."

- On verso of the print, handwritten number (penciled) reads, "184."

- On verso of the print, handwritten caption (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) in French reads, "Vieux ministre."

Arrangement:

Gelatin silver prints arranged in sequential number following Joseph Upton's handwritten list of captions, and ultimately organized by Myron B. Smith into subject categories (royalty, people, executions, criminals, punishment, architecture). This print is in the following subject category: Royalty.

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, although his family studio continued for some time as a commercial enterprise.

Local Numbers:

58.G.66

[Myron Bement Smith collection. Freer/Sackler Archives, No. A.4.5]

FSA A.4 2.12.Up.66

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Clothing and dress  Search this

headgear  Search this

Regalia (Insignia)  Search this

Portrait photography  Search this

Royalty (Nobility)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Studio portraits

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.Up.66

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Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Source:

Blake, Marion Elizabeth  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print, b&w, 17.1 cm. x 23 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Studio portraits

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1880s-1928

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Upton purchased 66 black-and-white gelatin silver photoprints in 1928 from Antoin Sevruguin in Tehran (Iran), and subsequently donated them to the Committee for Islamic Culture, as reported in their official minutes of October 24, 1953.

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "675."

- On verso of the print, handwritten caption (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) in French reads, "Maître des Cérémonies."

Arrangement:

Gelatin silver prints arranged in sequential number following Joseph Upton's handwritten list of captions, and ultimately organized by Myron B. Smith into subject categories (royalty, people, executions, criminals, punishment, architecture). This print is in the following subject category: Royalty.

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, although his family studio continued for some time as a commercial enterprise.

Local Numbers:

58.G.24

[Myron Bement Smith collection. Freer/Sackler Archives, No. A.4.25]

[16(A4)]

FSA A.4 2.12.Up.24

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Clothing and dress  Search this

headgear  Search this

Portrait photography  Search this

Regalia (Insignia)  Search this

Royalty (Nobility)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Studio portraits

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.Up.24

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Archival Repository:

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Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Source:

Blake, Marion Elizabeth  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print, b&w, 22.3 cm. x 16.9 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1880s-1928

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Upton purchased 66 black-and-white gelatin silver photoprints in 1928 from Antoin Sevruguin in Tehran (Iran), and subsequently donated them to the Committee for Islamic Culture, as reported in their official minutes of October 24, 1953.

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "243."

- On verso of the print, handwritten number (penciled) reads, "128."

- On verso of the print, handwritten caption (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) in French reads, "Poste persane."

Arrangement:

Gelatin silver prints arranged in sequential number following Joseph Upton's handwritten list of captions, and ultimately organized by Myron B. Smith into subject categories (royalty, people, executions, criminals, punishment, architecture). This print is in the following subject category: People.

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, although his family studio continued for some time as a commercial enterprise.

Local Numbers:

58.G.21

[Myron Bement Smith collection. Freer/Sackler Archives]

[16(A8)]

FSA A.4 2.12.Up.21

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Architecture  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

headgear  Search this

Military  Search this

Genre/Form:

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.Up.21

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Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Source:

Blake, Marion Elizabeth  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print, b&w, 23 cm. x 16.7 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1880s-1928

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Upton purchased 66 black-and-white gelatin silver photoprints in 1928 from Antoin Sevruguin in Tehran (Iran), and subsequently donated them to the Committee for Islamic Culture, as reported in their official minutes of October 24, 1953.

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "134."

- On verso of the print, handwritten number (penciled) reads, "97."

- On verso of the print, handwritten caption (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) in French reads, "régiment Lore."

Arrangement:

Gelatin silver prints arranged in sequential number following Joseph Upton's handwritten list of captions, and ultimately organized by Myron B. Smith into subject categories (royalty, people, executions, criminals, punishment, architecture). This print is in the following subject category: People.

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, although his family studio continued for some time as a commercial enterprise.

Local Numbers:

58.G.29

[Myron Bement Smith collection. Freer/Sackler Archives]

[16(A9)]

FSA A.4 2.12.Up.29

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Architecture  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

headgear  Search this

Military  Search this

Genre/Form:

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.Up.29

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Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Source:

Blake, Marion Elizabeth  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print, b&w, 22.5 cm. x 16.8 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1880s-1928

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Upton purchased 66 black-and-white gelatin silver photoprints in 1928 from Antoin Sevruguin in Tehran (Iran), and subsequently donated them to the Committee for Islamic Culture, as reported in their official minutes of October 24, 1953.

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "369."

- On recto of the print, scratched handwritten number (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "???."

- On verso of the print, handwritten number (penciled) reads, "85."

- On verso of the print, handwritten caption (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) in French reads, "La culture du riz."

Arrangement:

Gelatin silver prints arranged in sequential number following Joseph Upton's handwritten list of captions, and ultimately organized by Myron B. Smith into subject categories (royalty, people, executions, criminals, punishment, architecture). This print is in the following subject category: People.

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, although his family studio continued for some time as a commercial enterprise.

Local Numbers:

58.G.35

[16(B1)]

FSA A.4 2.12.Up.35

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Clothing and dress  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Genre/Form:

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.Up.35

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Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a-04-ref9759

Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Source:

Blake, Marion Elizabeth  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print, b&w, 22.8 cm. x 17.1 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1880s-1928

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Upton purchased 66 black-and-white gelatin silver photoprints in 1928 from Antoin Sevruguin in Tehran (Iran), and subsequently donated them to the Committee for Islamic Culture, as reported in their official minutes of October 24, 1953.

- On recto of the print, handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "506."

- On recto of the print, scratched handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "772."

- On verso of the print, handwritten caption (penciled, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) in French reads, "Le berger persan."

Arrangement:

Gelatin silver prints arranged in sequential number following Joseph Upton's handwritten list of captions, and ultimately organized by Myron B. Smith into subject categories (royalty, people, executions, criminals, punishment, architecture). This print is in the following subject category: People.

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, although his family studio continued for some time as a commercial enterprise.

Local Numbers:

58.G.31

[16(B3)]

FSA A.4 2.12.Up.31

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Clothing and dress  Search this

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Genre/Form:

Gelatin silver prints

Photographic prints

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.Up.31

See more items in:

Myron Bement Smith Collection

Myron Bement Smith Collection / Series 2: The Islamic Archives / 2.12: Antoin Sevruguin Photographs / 2.12.03: Sevruguin Upton Prints / Upton Prints: 30-39

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

EDAN-URL:

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