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Hearst Museum object titled Bands, accession number 9-15159a,b, described as Two bands, Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Damask ground, embroidered. Varicolored. Floral motives. 42 inches by 3 inches, each.

Hearst Museum object titled Napkin, accession number 16-20234, described as Towel or napkin; 32 centimeter x 34 centimeter; green; cotton; 1 centimeter fringe on both ends; multicolored bands at each end.

Hearst Museum object titled Piano shawl, accession number 9-21522, described as Piano scarf’; L=130 cm x W=130 cm plus 47 cm knotted, off white fringe (including 8 cm of knots); off-white fabric; rounded corners; embroidered in reversible multicolored floral motif

Hearst Museum object titled Pillow cover, accession number 16-20248, described as Pillow cover; 37 x 37.5 centimeters; blue-purple ground with gold yellow ,green yellow and blue embroidery on one side in floral pattern; edges embroidered in simple cross pattern; blue tassels on each corner; 15 centimeter opening on one end. Two squares stitched together.

Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-16474, described as Shawl; large embroidered shawl w/ deep fringe, off-white silk background & multicolor leaf & berry design, butterflies in one corner. Stain off-center. Silk, with multicolor design in mostly satin stitch, some stem stitch. Made for export, probably for draping on a table. China att. Rounded square, max dia (excluding fringe) approx. 73 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-21229, described as Shawl. 211 cm. long x 91.5 cm. wide; ecru (natural) hemp (?) (single-ply) plus some natural cotton warp on one selvedge only (3 cm. wide) + 2 double stripes. Yarn appears handspun (irregular in diameter). Cotton weft stripe 3.5 cm. at each end before fringe ends. Fringes are 6-7 cm. long. Scattered cotton embroidery all over: 3 lines forming a parallelogram, spaced 13 cm. apart (length) x 11 cm. apart (width), each motif measures 1.2 x 1.7 cm.; embroidery appears to be close running stitch.

Hearst Museum object titled Tapestry, accession number 9-11974, described as Weaving; wool Kashmir coverlet or “throw” in “twill tapestry” weave with designs in varicolored wool; floral and “pinecone” designs; white center ground; quilted; green silk lining; 1.41 meter x 1 meter. Probably used to cover furniture; was originally part if shawl; stamp on specimen thought to be abbreviations for “Custom’s Office, People’s republic, Orenburg, 1845.” [__________]. The body of the shawl is of a style of the 1840’s, and a stamp marks its entry into Russia as 1845. It was cut and quilted, for reuse as a cover of some kind, and the new borders--of a diagonal design---looks to be Persian.