Monumental 19th Century Kashmir Paisley Shawl

19th century antique woven red and green Kashmir horizontal stripes decorative pillow with green flat green silk ribbon trim and hunter green carriage cloth fabric backing. In shades of brown, green, red and soft green. Handcrafted decorative pillow made with an antique textile fragment from a Kashmir shawl. Kashmir handmade shawls’ are textiles handcrafted by artisans with fine wool and sometimes silk threads and they are usually pieced together as patch work. They belong to the Indo-Persian style. Their original use was to mark every rite of passage in the Indian society; these shawls were status symbols in the Persian/Indian culture. The technique used by artisans was to weave the silk and/or wool threads and in many other textiles, their technique included needle embroidery. Their design motifs include medallions in the body and multiple borders and their floral designs evoke the architectural decorations in stone carvings as well as building decorations. These Kashmir antique shawls...

Pair of 19th century antique woven red and green Kashmir horizontal stripes decorative pillows with green flat green silk trim and hunter green carriage cloth fabric backing. In shades of brown, green, red and soft green. Handcrafted decorative pillow made with an antique textile fragment from a Kashmir shawl. Kashmir handmade shawls’ are textiles handcrafted by artisans with fine wool and sometimes silk threads and they are usually pieced together as patch work. They belong to the Indo-Persian style. Their original use was to mark every rite of passage in the Indian society; these shawls were status symbols in the Persian/Indian culture. The technique used by artisans was to weave the silk and/or wool threads and in many other textiles, their technique included needle embroidery. Their design motifs include medallions in the body and multiple borders and their floral designs evoke the architectural decorations in stone carvings as well as building decorations. These Kashmir antique shawls...

19th century antique woven red Kashmir paisley bolster decorative pillow. 19th century antique woven red and green Kashmir stripes decorative long bolster pillow with red silk ribbon trim and red carriage cloth fabric backing. In shades of brown, green, red and soft green. Handcrafted decorative pillow made with an antique textile fragment from a Kashmir shawl. Kashmir handmade shawls’ are textiles handcrafted by artisans with fine wool and sometimes silk threads and they are usually pieced together as patch work. They belong to the Indo-Persian style. Their original use was to mark every rite of passage in the Indian society; these shawls were status symbols in the Persian/Indian culture. The technique used by artisans was to weave the silk and/or wool threads and in many other textiles, their technique included needle embroidery. Their design motifs include medallions in the body and multiple borders and their floral designs evoke the architectural decorations in stone carvings as well as building decorations. These Kashmir antique shawls...

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A Wonderful Colors 19th Century Paisley Shawl

A paisley shawl, circa 1860s, made with the rafugars method of construction, hand loomed pieces that are painstakingly hand-sewn together to form the paisley motif. Predominately in ...

Antique Kashmir Shawl, Mid-19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 6'10" L x 6'5" W Origin: India Period: Mid-19th Century

A Classic hand-embroidered and finely ornamented Indian wearing shawl in the European taste.

A fine Kashmir Paisley textile with a centre medallion and signature, classic and evolved teardrop forms in an elaborately embroidered design.

This is a rather large piece with rather good condition. It is pure wool from the mid 19th C. Kashmir, India.