Persian Art Collections in Britain – Encyclopaedia Iranica
GREAT BRITAIN. xi. PERSIAN ART COLLECTIONS IN BRITAIN . The collecting of Persian art in Great Britain goes back at least to the missions despatched by the Safavid Sh ʿAbbās I (996-1038/1588-1629) and the activities of the Sherley brothers at his court in Isfan. The early 17th century also saw the growth of trade with Persia through the East India Company which exported Persian textiles ...