Antique Shawls

Antique European Paisley shawls are a type of shawl that originated in Europe in the 19th century.

Antique European Paisley shawls are a type of shawl that originated in Europe in the 19th century.

Antique European Paisley shawls are a type of shawl that originated in Europe in the 19th century.

Antique European Paisley shawls are a type of shawl that originated in Europe in the 19th Century.

Antique European Paisley shawls are a type of shawl that originated in Europe in the 19th century.

Dating from circa 1870 with a striking stripe design based on shawl designs.

Conceived as a pair, the artworks include "Portrait of a Lady in a Red Shawl" and "Portrait of a Gentleman" (circa 1830).

She wears a lush wreath of pink roses in her dark curled hair, pearl drop earrings, and a single-strand pearl necklace, with a crimson red shawl draped over her shoulder. The portrai...

A seated fishwife in traditional bonnet, shawl and apron rests beside an upright wicker creel, with freshly landed fish draped across her rocky perch on a flat square base.

At left a woman of Baden in a cap with a red pompom, white kerchief, dark jacket and black skirt over red holds a round straw hat; beside her three Hamburg servants, one in a white c...

The tall white caps, aprons and shawls show how rural dress varied from one district of France to another.

The print depicts two elegant ladies in high-waisted Empire silhouette gowns, turbans, and shawls. It is housed in a slim, minimalist antique gilt-finished wood frame that enhances t...

Behind her a large gilt framed mirror reflects the back of her headdress, and on the table beside her lie a red shawl, a white shawl worked with flowers and a pink bonnet trimmed wit...

She wears a white cap, a pink bow at the throat, a white shawl and a white overgown over a dress patterned in red and yellow.

Built with a sturdy wood frame featuring a warm maple finish, the chair boasts an impressive five-slat arched backrest anchored by an authentic, integrated horizontal shawl rail at t...

India, probably Goa, late 18th century The figure is depicted standing upon an integral plinth, wearing an elaborately pleated, full-length skirt and a fitted bodice, with long slee...

The painting depicted is his composition featuring a contemplative bearded figure wrapped in a prayer shawl, cradling a Torah scroll inscribed with the Star of David and Hebrew lette...

She wears a draped ivory gown with a plunging neckline, complemented by a tawny shawl draped over her shoulders and an oval gem-set pendant suspended from a fine chain.

The brooch measures 3.8 cm in width by 3.5 cm in height, offering a balanced size suitable for pinning to coats, lapels, or woollen shawls without being overly heavy. Materials: S...

The older Venetian term zendàle was also used for a veil or shawl covering the head and shoulders and, in later usage, for the broad fringed Venetian shawl.

She is depicted wearing a spotted white bonnet trimmed in turquoise over parted brown hair, draped in a yellow shawl with a painted cross pendant. A deep cobalt blue bodice sits over...

Her shoulders are wrapped in a loose shawl with softly folded edges and tied drapery at the front.

The composition portrays a young woman with dark hair gathered behind her head, wearing a deep brown shawl over a light-colored blouse. Her thoughtful expression and sideways gaze gi...

In the foreground the cobbled street is busy with townspeople in caps and shawls, women carrying baskets, and covered wagons drawn into the shade.

The courtyard is busy with everyday life: women in shawls stand talking together at the left, a seated woman rests against a column, a couple stands talking in the passage and a man ...

Payne (British 1839), depicting a refined lady seated wearing an intricately detailed lace bonnet and delicately embroidered shawl, fastened with a decorative brooch at her neck.

The upper image shows a fishwife seated at the left among wicker baskets of fish with a kettle beside her, in a pink cap, green shawl and lavender skirt, reaching up to tug the coat ...

The lower image shows three women: on the left a young woman of Schwyz seated on a stool, knitting, in a large fan shaped lace headdress trimmed with roses, a yellow kerchief, white ...

In the upper image three figures stand before a village with a church spire: at left a woman in a white cap, a yellow jacket printed with red flowers, a white apron and blue skirt, c...

The lower image shows, under a tree, a seated woman in a yellow head scarf and a pleated crimson bodice over a white blouse, holding up a distaff of flax; a standing woman in a white...

The first, in a tall dark cap wrapped with a yellow turban, wears a long white robe with yellow banded sleeves, a red sash and a white shawl, and carries a plate heaped with a yellow...

Beside them stands a woman in a pink head scarf, green shawl and flowered apron holding a swaddled baby, with a leafy green bush growing between her and the two men.

The lower image shows two women standing in a garden by a low wooden fence: one in a purple striped robe with a yellow headscarf and a green shawl trailing a yellow sash, the other i...

The woman at the right stands in a yellow turban, a pink shawl and a long white robe with yellow trim, blue stockings and yellow slippers, working yarn that runs down to a ball on th...

The left wears a blue bonnet, a slate lilac high waisted gown and a coral red shawl with flowered and fringed ends, and holds a green fan; she wears yellow slippers.

Below, the square is crowded with market stalls under canvas, townspeople in capes and shawls, a laden donkey, a handcart and heaps of baskets and pots.

Seated in the boat is an Italian peasant family: a pale woman wrapped in a dark shawl, a mother in a white headcloth holding a sleeping infant, a man in a broad hat, and a girl in a ...

The chapel is full of worshippers. Women in shawls and veils kneel in prayer, some at a low railing before the altar, others alone in the open floor; a mother leads a child along the...

The square is full of everyday Parisian life: women in bonnets and shawls, men in top hats, porters with handcarts and wheelbarrows, a dog trotting along, and a crowd gathering at th...

On the right, market women in white caps and shawls sit at a table under a sloping awning beside a shop sign.

At the right an altar with lighted candles stands against a plain stone wall, with a carved figure seated in a niche above it and a cross on top. Women in dark shawls and white headc...

The intimate composition depicts a young woman wearing a woven bonnet and richly patterned shawl, captured as she looks back over her shoulder.

This piece is a fine representative of the Grand Period aesthetic, when shell cameos from the workshops of Rome and Naples graced the bodices and shawls of fashionable women across E...

A small cap in segments of yellow, blue and red sits on her head, and over it a large white shawl falls around her face and over her shoulders to below her waist.

The upper image shows two gamecocks facing each other on the ground, watched by a group in top hats and greatcoats, among them a woman in a yellow bonnet and pink shawl, a boy in a r...

In the lower image a couple at left: the woman in a straw hat, flowered bodice laced with pink ribbon and checked skirt, the man in an orange jacket and flowered waistcoat with a pip...

The lower image shows a young woman in a tall headdress patterned in red and white, with a yellow trimmed red jacket over a blue gown; a woman in a small gold cap and pink dress with...

A bearded man in a hat and pale blue coat, a knife and red pouch at his belt, lays an arm around a young woman in a red coat over a richly embroidered yellow dress and yellow headdre...

From the left: a woman in a yellow and white winged cap, pink patterned shawl and green skirt with a white bag; a woman in a tall white lace cap with a red kerchief, a dark gown and ...

The lower image shows four women: one seen from behind in a fur cap with a rolled cloth under her arm, one in a tall white cap and wide white shawl with a red bow, one in a frilled c...

The lower image shows a man of Avila in a pointed black hat, ruff, brown jerkin and blue sleeves with a crook, and a woman in a yellow shawl spotted red, a green skirt and a basket o...

The right, turned toward her, wears a tall white pointed cap with a red band, a brown jacket with a white shawl collar, and an ochre apron over a dark blue skirt.

A row of green trees lines a railing at the foot of the cathedral, and the square in front is enlivened by small figures in the dress of the 1860s: ladies in wide crinolines and shaw...

She wears a brown hood, a red shawl with a red neckerchief, a yellow patterned kerchief tucked into a green jacket, a pink apron and a blue skirt.

She wears a white cap, a coral red shawl checked in darker red, sleeves printed in bright colors, a dark blue apron over a red skirt and a striped underskirt, blue stockings and blac...

The daughter, behind her at the left, is turned the other way, toward the left, in a white gown and white lace shawl, a lace cap banded in yellow and yellow pointed shoes, holding a ...

Beside her stands a second young woman with gold ear ornaments and a red bead necklace, in a white cap and long white apron with a flowered shawl, holding a baby wrapped in pink. Th...

She wears a white lace cap with gold ear ornaments, a black choker, a cream shawl, a bodice embroidered with pink and green flowers, a brown skirt and a blue petticoat.

The young girl is dressed in an elegant off-white gown decorated with delicate small gilt floral motifs, adding a subtle touch of refinement and contrast to the composition. A soft p...

Her dark hair is drawn back and dressed with roses and ribbons, a fine chain with a pendant sits at her throat, and a spray of roses runs down the dark bodice. A light shawl falls ov...