Square Silver Powder Compact with Green Stone and Engraved Geometric Design

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Front of the square silver powder compact.: Image of the front of the square silver compact engraved with swirled floral designs and a large green stone.
Front of the square silver powder compact.

Image of the front of the square silver compact engraved with swirled floral designs and a large green stone.

Name/Title

Square Silver Powder Compact with Green Stone and Engraved Geometric Design

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000445

Description

Square silver powder compact with green stone. It is engraved with swirled floral designs. There is a yellowing note inside that tells who it came from.

Context

The compact was a gift to Mrs. Jessie Jordan from a sister (Princess Hamdam al-Saltaneh, Ashraf, Shams, or Fatemeh) of Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in 1953, name is misspelled as "Palvi Rheza" on note. It is also possible that it was given to Mrs. Jordan by Shera, wife of the Shah of Persia, according to a transcript of an interview with her.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Persia

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

County

Iran