Royal Tent of Muhammad Shah of Iran

Royal tent of Muhammad Shah, Qajar-dynasty king of Iran from 1834-1848. Royal tent of Muhammad Shah, Qajar-dynasty king of Iran from 1834-1848. Courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art, acc. no. 2014.388.

The Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, holds in its collection a ceremonial tent that is inscribed with the name of Muhammad Shah, the Qajar dynasty ruler of Iran between 1834 and 1848. The tent measures 360 x 400 cm, and the side panels reach to a height of 165 cm.

Interior of the Qajar-era royal tent now in the Cleveland Museum of Art, acc. no. 2014.388.The inside panels are made of (felted?) wool with inlay patchwork (also wool) and silk thread embroidery worked in chain stitch. The outside is made of cotton and wool. Inlay work is typical for the traditional decorative technique of Rasht, in northern Iran. Compare the Qajar-era tent panel now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc. no. 858-1892). 

Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue (retrieved 2nd September 2017).

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Interior of the Qajar-era royal tent now in the Cleveland Museum of Art, acc. no. 2014.388.

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