A fine 'Paisley' shawl woven with a central pairl of palmette tipped cones flanked by niches, with a swagged border, the corners woven with the initials RG, 1863-5--64in x 128in

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A fine 'Paisley' shawl woven with a central pairl of palmette tipped cones flanked by niches, with a swagged border, the corners woven with the initials RG, 1863-5--64in x 128in

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The initials R G indicate the firm of Robert and Gosselin, for which information I am indebted to Mme Monique Levi Strauss, cf "Antique Collecting", June 1992, Kashmir, Indian and Paisley-Patterned Shawls, J Wentworth

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