Details
A striped (khatraaz) shawl
woven with alternating bands of pink and blue with leaf and flower bud details, Persian, 19th century--140cm x 240cm
woven with alternating bands of pink and blue with leaf and flower bud details, Persian, 19th century--140cm x 240cm
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
See Patricia Baker, Islamic Textiles (British Museum Press), page 134, for an illustration of a similar shawl, said to have been collected 'in the third quarter of the 19th century by Murdoch Smith as an example of Husayn Quli work', V&A513-1874