Shawl
mid 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Shawl of loom-woven wool. With a white field with a frieze around the edges and cone with streamer top in each corner. Border with a double row of elongated cones with streamer tops. A diaper pattern runs through them. Another border with serpentine stem with plant motifs in its loops, within narrow guard borders. Another border with fringed outer border of plain white bands with black insertions. Colours in red, pink, green, blue, yellow, black and white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Loom-woven wool |
| Brief description | Shawl of loom-woven wool, Kashmir, mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Shawl of loom-woven wool. With a white field with a frieze around the edges and cone with streamer top in each corner. Border with a double row of elongated cones with streamer tops. A diaper pattern runs through them. Another border with serpentine stem with plant motifs in its loops, within narrow guard borders. Another border with fringed outer border of plain white bands with black insertions. Colours in red, pink, green, blue, yellow, black and white. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs H. Fraser |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.46-1967 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2003 |
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