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Paisley Shawl

Paisley Shawl - Shawl
Accession #: 1872.3
Title: Paisley Shawl
Object Type: Shawl
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Physical Description: The colors of this printed paisley pattern shawl are predominantly browns and rusts with some green. There is a fine fringe on two sides. The fabric appears to be of natural fibers.
Description: Printed paisley shawls like this one were produced by the 1860s. They were an inexpensive imitation of handwoven wool shawls, originally from the Kashmir Valley, which were a luxury item during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. After affordable printed shawls became widely available, paisley shawls went out of style as a fashion item. "Paisley" shawls became so-named when weavers in Paisley, Scotland, increased production by using a Jacquard mechanism on their looms in the early 1800s.
Category: Textiles
Dimensions:
Object L x W 128 x 64" (without fringe)
Materials/Techniques:
wool (textile) (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Mabel A. Inkster

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