Paisley shawls
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Paisley shawls were a fashionable item of women's clothing in Europe during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Many were made of intricately woven and delicate wool, as well as examples bei
Square Paisley shawl of c. 1830
1860s ambrotype of an unnamed British veteran and his wife; the woman is wrapped in a Paisley shawl.
1824 portrait of an elegant lady with an embroidered shawl
Shawl of 1840–1850
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
Paisley shawls
…woven and delicate wool, as well as examples being printed onto silks, wools, and cotton. These pieces were highly decorative. Although now known as the Paisley pattern, the teardrop motif originated in Persia and India, becoming popular in Europe—and synonymous with Paisley, Renfrewshire, therefore earning name-association…
Persian silk brocade with gold and silver thread (golabetoon), woven in 1963.
Shawl fragment, India, 19th century
A paisley-shaped Indian kohl container (1960s)