This portrait introduces Kaseem Al-Attar, born into a house already known through trade, stored materials, and a public presence in the city. His generation would later face the difficult task of protecting the craft as the world around it began to change.

The wrapped aromatic parcels suggest continued orders and trusted buyer relationships around the house. Before the political world shifted, the family was still working through prepared materials, private requests, and repeat clientele.

By 1909, the house’s work had reached a higher level of recognition, with perfumes and prepared materials connected to royal and state-associated buyers. This marked one of the clearest signs that generations of discipline had carried the Attar name beyond ordinary trade.