Shawl
ca. 1780 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Shawl of pashmina wool (Kashmir goat hair). The field is of a pale yellow colour woven in very fine twill weave. The borders have large botehs (13 in a single row) of massed flowerheads standing on a low green mound with two leaves.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pashmina |
| Brief description | Shawl of pashmina wool, Kashmir, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Shawl of pashmina wool (Kashmir goat hair). The field is of a pale yellow colour woven in very fine twill weave. The borders have large botehs (13 in a single row) of massed flowerheads standing on a low green mound with two leaves. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs M. Jaquet |
| Object history | According to the donor, this shawl and the sash IS 84-1988 were brought from India by her forebear Major William Sands (1750-90). He was in India until 1785 when he returned to England with Warren Hastings. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.83-1988 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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