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Shawl

ca. 1850-55 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kashmir (made)

Shawl, woven pashmina, yellow ground, deep border with two rows of buta, mostly in blue, narrow side borders with floral design.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Shawl
Materials and techniques
Woven pashmina (goat-hair)
Goat-Hair
Woven
Brief description
Textile, shawl, woven pashmina (goat-hair), Kashmir, ca. 1855
Physical description
Shawl, woven pashmina, yellow ground, deep border with two rows of buta, mostly in blue, narrow side borders with floral design.
Dimensions
  • Including fringes length: 254cm
  • Width: 65cm
  • Weighed on roller weight: 9kg
Marks and inscriptions
(Undeciphered short inscription or signature present. )
Gallery label
(03/10/2015-10/01/2016)
KASHMIR SHAWL

Patterned Kashmir shawls like this one are woven using the twill-tapestry technique. Tapestry weave involves inserting coloured weft threads by hand for each element of the design. These tapestry-woven motifs are set against the diagonal twill background of the field of the shawl. The familiar paisley pattern is known in northern India as buta or boteh (‘flower’).

Pashmina (goat-hair)
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, about 1855
V&A: 0258 (IS)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment.
Subject depicted
Floral
Bibliographic reference
Ashmore, Sonia: Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, "The Parasol Foundation Trust Programme: digitising and cataloguing the V&A's South Asian collection.", p.109, pl. 31.
Other number
3567 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0258(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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