Shawl
ca. 1850-55 (made)
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Shawl, woven pashmina, yellow ground, deep border with two rows of buta, mostly in blue, narrow side borders with floral design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven pashmina (goat-hair) |
| 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Undeciphered short inscription or signature present. ) |
| Gallery label | 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)(03/10/2015-10/01/2016) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment. |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | 0258(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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