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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12162, described as Sari fragment. Purple silk with white floral brocaded design. Width 22 cm. From India, Maharashtra, Bombay, Parsi.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12094, described as Textile fragment; Chinese silk brocade; floral motifs on pink, white and green on natural satin ground; pink satin lining attached to brocade sample; L. 18.5 cm., W. 12.5 cm.; made by Chinese weavers; part of an old sari or sari blouse; Chinese brocades were highly valued by Parsis.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12093, described as Textile fragment; Chinese silk brocade; floral and curvilinear pattern in purple and on cream on cream satin ground; L. 20.5 cm., W. 14 cm.; made by Chinese weavers; part of an old sari blouse. Parsis thought very highly of Chinese brocades.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12096, described as Textile fragment; part of a sari; Chinese silk damask embroidered in white silk with yellow and green accents on red ground; motifs are birds and flowers worked in satin stitch; L. 30.5 cm., W. 9.00 cm.; silk, hand woven, embroidered; made by Chinese artisans, exported to India by Parsi merchants in China; Lower edge of a sari woven and embroidered in China especially for Parsi customers in India.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12092, described as Textile fragment; Chinese silk brocade; birds and flowers in pink, purple, green, blue on oyster sating ground with faint yellow horizontal stripe; L. 37 cm., W. 16 cm.; made by Chinese artisans; part of a sari blouse. Parsis valued Chinese brocades highly.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12161, described as Sari fragment(s). Purple silk with gold sequins. Brocaded bird/floral design in white, yellow, and red. 3 pieces tied together, the largest 36 by 21.5 cm. From India, Maharashtra, Bombay, Parsi.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12107b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12101, described as Textile fragment; red cotton brocaded in geometrically patterned bands in varicoloured silk; L. 32 cm., W. 8 cm.; cotton, silk, brocading; For general use--clothing or furnishing. This specimen was part of a sari border; made by Hindu weavers.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12106, described as Textile fragment; dark blue silk with brocaded motifs in gilt thread; motifs appear to be paisley. Length 21 cm, width 16.5 cm. Fragment of an old sari.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12099, described as Textile fragment; twill weave warp satin silk tie-dyed in evenly spaced white dots on red ground; Gujerati: bandhni - "tie-dye"; L. 102 cm., W. 9.5 cm.; handwoven; Tie-dyed satin of a type and colour made in Gujerat and favoured by Parsis. This specimen was part of a sari most probably.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12162, described as Sari fragment. Purple silk with white floral brocaded design. Width 22 cm. From India, Maharashtra, Bombay, Parsi.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12094, described as Textile fragment; Chinese silk brocade; floral motifs on pink, white and green on natural satin ground; pink satin lining attached to brocade sample; L. 18.5 cm., W. 12.5 cm.; made by Chinese weavers; part of an old sari or sari blouse; Chinese brocades were highly valued by Parsis.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12093, described as Textile fragment; Chinese silk brocade; floral and curvilinear pattern in purple and on cream on cream satin ground; L. 20.5 cm., W. 14 cm.; made by Chinese weavers; part of an old sari blouse. Parsis thought very highly of Chinese brocades.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12096, described as Textile fragment; part of a sari; Chinese silk damask embroidered in white silk with yellow and green accents on red ground; motifs are birds and flowers worked in satin stitch; L. 30.5 cm., W. 9.00 cm.; silk, hand woven, embroidered; made by Chinese artisans, exported to India by Parsi merchants in China; Lower edge of a sari woven and embroidered in China especially for Parsi customers in India.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12092, described as Textile fragment; Chinese silk brocade; birds and flowers in pink, purple, green, blue on oyster sating ground with faint yellow horizontal stripe; L. 37 cm., W. 16 cm.; made by Chinese artisans; part of a sari blouse. Parsis valued Chinese brocades highly.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12161, described as Sari fragment(s). Purple silk with gold sequins. Brocaded bird/floral design in white, yellow, and red. 3 pieces tied together, the largest 36 by 21.5 cm. From India, Maharashtra, Bombay, Parsi.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12101, described as Textile fragment; red cotton brocaded in geometrically patterned bands in varicoloured silk; L. 32 cm., W. 8 cm.; cotton, silk, brocading; For general use--clothing or furnishing. This specimen was part of a sari border; made by Hindu weavers.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12106, described as Textile fragment; dark blue silk with brocaded motifs in gilt thread; motifs appear to be paisley. Length 21 cm, width 16.5 cm. Fragment of an old sari.

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-12099, described as Textile fragment; twill weave warp satin silk tie-dyed in evenly spaced white dots on red ground; Gujerati: bandhni - "tie-dye"; L. 102 cm., W. 9.5 cm.; handwoven; Tie-dyed satin of a type and colour made in Gujerat and favoured by Parsis. This specimen was part of a sari most probably.

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