Paisley (design)
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Paisley or paisley pattern is an ornamental textile design using the boteh or buta, a teardrop-shaped motif with a curved upper end. Of Iranian/Persian origin, paisley designs became popular in the We
Shawl made in Paisley, Scotland, in imitation of Kashmir shawls, c. 1830
Persian silk brocade with gold and silver thread (golabetoon), woven in 1963.
Shawl fragment, India, 19th century
A paisley-shaped Indian kohl container (1960s)
Buta (ornament)
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The boteh, is an almond or pine cone-shaped motif in ornament with a sharp-curved upper end. This Persian pattern is one of the national symbols of Iran and also very common and called buta in India,
Paisley (design)
…Paisley or paisley pattern is an ornamental textile design using the boteh (Persian: بته) or buta, a teardrop-shaped motif with a curved upper end. Of Iranian/Persian origin, paisley designs became popular in the West in the…
Sehna Kilim with boteh design, first half of 19th century
Usage of boteh pattern in Haji Piyada Mosquee, 9th century, Afghanistan
18th-century fragment of textile from Iran with boteh
French dress with printed boteh in 1866