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shawl
1830-1850
The phala (large patterned border at each end of the shawl) has a total of eight densely patterned right-hand facing botehs, separated into compartments by a series of vertical lines between symmetric...
shawl
c. 1825
The deep phala patterned border at each end has seven buta shapes each with a symmetrical floral design with the phalia infilled around the buta shapes with stylised flowers. This is called the jhal. ...
shawl
early 19th Century
Twill woven Moon shawl composed of a central medalion and a quarter medallions at each corner. The whole field is twill/tapestry woven with small repeating geometric shapes in blue on a cream ground. ...
shawl
early 19th Century
Twill woven shawl with an all over design composed of a central medalion and quarter medallions in each corner. A decorative border surrounds the whole design. The central field of the shawl has a re...
shawl
early 19th Century
Twill woven shawl with large patterned borders (palia) at each end comprising of seven elongated buta shapes on a cream ground, outlined in black with pale blue and pink geometric shapes and in filled...
shawl
mid 19th-late 19th Century
Twill/tapestry woven shawl with a deep patterned border (phala) across each end. Each border is composed of seven elongated buteh shapes, each woven with the same design but varying colour schemes. Th...
shawl
1870-1880
Large rectangular shawl, jacquard woven, in shades of red, green, orange, purple, pale and dark green, burgundy and cream woollen threads. The all over design is twill woven with two threads for every...
shawl
mid 19th Century
Long rectangular shawl jacquard woven in shades of red, green, lilac, pale blue, cream and burgundy. An all over design stylised floral design radiates toward a plain cream centre. Wool warp and cotto...
shawl
mid 19th Century
Large shawl, jacquard woven, in shades of green, red, pink, mid blue, black and old gold coloured wool. The all over design forms a mirror image on each side of the shawl if folded in half. The centre...
shawl
19th century
Thought to be a Norwich shawl composed of silk warp and very fine wool weft with an all-over printed design and twill woven cream silk stripes which form square and rectangular blocks all over the sha...
shawl
Two fragments of a Kashmiri shawl. Fine twill woven cream wool with delicate repeating floral jacquard woven designs along the side borders, in shades of pink and green/blue wool. Both fragments are ...
sari
early-mid 18th Century
Sari of fine twill woven crimson ground with an all over twill-tapestry woven design of stylised isolated floral motifs, woven to form a repeating design. One end of the sari has a deep border of seve...