The game was always either “Capture the Flag” or “Kick the Can.” Whatever the game, it was always, “no holds barred” — much like tackle football without pads or referees!
the v&a collection one of them with a very beautiful 17th century pattern of flowering plants. but it doesn t survive as a robe of honour, it survives as a type of orthodox textile that was used by orthodox bishops in the mass. and the other example is a robe which was sent to the v&a by naser al din shah qajar in 1876. so the ninth section of the exhibition is about the 19th century. we call it the old and the new because the 19th century is the tension between the kings who wanted to present themselves as glorious in the style of the iranian monarchs of the past. but they also had to deal with a very changed world. the section on the 19th century includes
robes of honour were either sold off because they were so valuable, or they were recycled into other objects. we ve isolated two in the v&a collection one of them with a very beautiful 17th century pattern of flowering plants. but it doesn t survive as a robe of honour, it survives as a type of orthodox textile that was used by orthodox bishops in the mass. and the other example is a robe which was sent to the v&a by naser al din shah oajar in 1876. so the ninth section of the exhibition is about the 19th century. we call it the old and