Kashmir Shawl
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A large shawl of woven goat-hair (pashmina). Plain undyed centre, with attached woven borders with large floral boteh design in panels of different colours.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven goat-hair (pashmina)
2x2 twill with 84 warps to the inch. |
| Brief description | Kashmir shawl, woven goat-hair. Kashmir, 19th century. |
| Physical description | A large shawl of woven goat-hair (pashmina). Plain undyed centre, with attached woven borders with large floral boteh design in panels of different colours. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke in Kashmir on his buying trip of 1881-2. |
| Bibliographic reference | The Kashmir shawl / by John Irwin. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1973, c1974 Number: 0112901646
p.54, pl. 34 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.2000-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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