Early nineteenth century Kashmiri Shawl
- Title:
- Early nineteenth century Kashmiri Shawl
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Donor:
- Anonymous
- Photographer:
- JC
- Date:
- Early 1800's
- Image Date:
- 2013-08-07
- Location:
- Human Ecology Building, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_3042
- File Name:
- artsdb_3042.JPG
- Work Type:
- shawls
- Materials/Techniques:
- Hand embroidery
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- "Kashmiri Shawl Early nineteenth century This is a fine example of a type of shawl produced in Kashmir and similar high altitude regions of India where the Kashmir goat was found. This example, unlike many better known examples, does not have a woven pattern, but is done entirely in hand embroidery. In the center is an inscription which is probably the mark of the maker. The fine technique suggests a relatively early date for this example. Shawls of this type were highly prized fashion items in Europe and America from the late eighteenth through the mid nineteenth century. Indian textiles became very important elements of fashion in this period as British domination of India and the India trade grew. The shawl was a graceful accessory to the silhouettes of both the classical styles of the Regency period, and continued to be fashionable through the early Victorian period. However, once the bustle came into fashion, the shawl was abandoned because it interfered with the lines of the new silhouette. Thereafter Kashmiri shawls were relegated to interior decoration. Anonymous gift"
- Notes:
- Anonymous gift
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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