TEHRAN (IBNA) -- Originally published in 1920, ‘Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Costumes ‎and Decorations’ a book by Irish craftswoman, teacher, and author Mary G. Houston has ‎been translated into Persian and printed.‎
The book has been translated into Persian by Sahar Bahrani. Pileh Publishing has released ‘Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Costumes and Decorations’ in 244 pages and 330 copies.
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Mary Galway Houston was known for her leather work and repoussé metalwork, and for her writings on the history of costume and costume design.
She exhibited leather bookbindings and embossed-and-modelled leather panels from 1898 to 1903. She wrote an article on embossed and chased leatherwork in the Art Workers’ Quarterly (1903) which was illustrated with her set of four relief panels scenes from Homer.
Houston also undertook work in other media including needlework, and working silver, copper, and tin in repoussé metalwork.