IO Islamic 4233 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Persian letter addressed to BEIC Court of Directors

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Large letter or murāsilah with seal of Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh addressed to the ‘kursī nishīn va sāyir-i buzurgān-i kampanī’ or the Chairman, and Elders (or Directors) of the Company, mentioning Gore Ouseley as ambassador

Not dated

Very fine, bold and dynamic shikastah āmīz calligraphy

Cropped and mounted, stained

IOL stamp: 23 Nov 1926

Faint inscriptions on reverse: 1) describing leaf as a letter from the Court of Persia; 2) Received from Examiner's Office [20?] Aug. 1816

Language(s): Persian & English

Physical Description

Form: leaf

Support: Paper backing

Extent: 1 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 686 × 441 mm.

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History

Origin: 19th century CE ; Iran & India

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