Shawl
ca. 1750-60 (made)
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Fine cream goat-hair (pashmina) shawl with narrow floral border in red, green and yellow around edges, and wider design along ends of repeating large floral motif in red, yellow, blue and green, Short, self fabric fringe
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | woven goat-hair (pashmina) |
| Brief description | Shawl, cream wool with red, yellow, blue and green floral design |
| Physical description | Fine cream goat-hair (pashmina) shawl with narrow floral border in red, green and yellow around edges, and wider design along ends of repeating large floral motif in red, yellow, blue and green, Short, self fabric fringe |
| Gallery label | NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE
In Britain, softly draping muslin dresses became fashionable in the late 18th century as part of the Neo-classical style. They were intended to allude to the draperies of classical sculpture, but their elegance belied the poor conditions of the Indian weavers who supplied the cloth. Kashmir shawls were an ideal accessory. Following a French lead, they became immensely sought-after in Britain.
Dress
Cotton muslin, embroidered
Probably Dhaka, Bangladesh, made up in England,
1805-10
Given by Miss P. H.Rcw
V&A: Circ.30-1958
Shawl
Pashmina (goat-hair) (twill-tapestry weave)
Jammu and Kashmir, 1750-60
Given by Miss M.Davis
V&A: IM.17-1915(03/10/2015-10/01/2016) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss M. Davis |
| Object history | Given by Miss M. Davis, 142 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1915-3060M |
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| Accession number | IM.17-1915 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2007 |
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