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Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-17036, described as Textile; white cotton plainweave square w/block-printed design in center of Nandi (in brown); four conch shells are at the corners of the white field w/floral border in red, greem and purple); old stains. Handspun cotton in plainweave w/block-printed designs. India, Gujerat attr. (fide N. H.). Made ca. 1947-57 (fide Niloufer Hirschmann). 88 cm by 88 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-17035, described as Textile fragment; scene showing woman bathing outdoors w/servant holding towel behind her; approaching is man on horseback; comm. cotton cloth w/printing done in woodblock technique; floral border below, partial botehs at sides. Cotton cloth w/block-printed design. Persia (Iran) attr. The textile depicts Shireen bathing. Her royal status is indidcated by the crown on the tree. The man on horseback is Kay (king) Khosrow Parviz; he holds his finger to his mouth in the gesture of amazement (at Shireen's beauty). He fell in love with her and made her one of his harem. See sheet in acc. env. with more of the story of Shireen. 45.5 cm by 35 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 10-3131, described as Textile; plainweave abaca fiber in colored squares; 40 by 142 centimeters

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