A glass lantern slide numbered 48 produced by Newton & Co which formed part of a series titled "The Persians, Kurds, and Nestorians, their manners and customs" which consisted of 64 glass slides. The photographs were produced from a series of original negatives.
Literature
Page 125 of "Modern Persia" by Rabbi Mooshie G. Daniel, the late Professor of Ancient Syriac in Oroomiah College, Persia. Titled "Nestorian Wedding" and no atrribution to a photographer. Published by Henderson & Company, Toronto in 1898.
Publications
Newton & Co catalogue of lantern slides, part II, 1911/1912
The image is reproduced on page 210 of Volume I of “Du Khorassan au pays des Backhtiaris: trois mois de voyage en Perse” by Henry-Rene D’Allemagne published in 1911 by Hachette, Paris, France. The image is titled "Une fete nuptiale chez les Nestoriens de la plaine d'Ourmiah".