The illuminated manuscript was made for the Safavid sultan, Ibrahim Mirza (1540-1577). To the left, just in front of an elaborate tent, there is a Safavid woman embroidering a piece of white cloth. There would appear to be a printed or drawn design on the cloth. Unfortunately there are not enough details to indicate what type of embroidery she is carrying out.
There are relatively few images of Safavid women in manuscripts of the period and so far this is the only one that shows a woman embroidering. Other manuscripts tend to show women dancing or making music.
Freer Gallery of Art online catalogue (retrieved 29 June 2016).
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