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Paisley Shawl
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| Accession #: | 1872.2 |
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| Title: | Paisley Shawl |
| Object Type: | Shawl |
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| Physical Description: | This shawl is made of textured cotton with a large paisley print in cream, red, purple, and green. The ends are fringed. |
| 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 136 x 66 1/2" without fringe
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (textile) (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Miss Mabel A. Inkster |
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