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Frolicking noblewomen and their attendants are depicted on a terrace set against a receding background of green hills and distant mountain ridges with snow. The landscape and the distinctive pink blossoms suggest that the setting is the valley of Kashmir where Mughal nobility escaped for relaxation.
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Title: "Princess and Attendants on Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album
Date: early 18th century
Geography: Attributed to India
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
W. 8 1/4 in. ( 21 cm)
Painting: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.174.19
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