Young Armenian woman from Tehran, 1895

A photograph of a young Armenian woman from Tehran, 1895. Archive of C. R. Smith.

At the bottom of the photograph is the English caption “Armenian Girl Theran”. The girl stands in a long light-coloured dress with a belt; she wears a small cap, her hair is plaited into long thin braids, and she has a necklace with a cross. On the left is an object covered with patterned fabric.