Two fragments of saffron yellow Kashmir wool, embroidered with soldiers and commanders on horse back, a lady in a howda, men on camels, beneath a border of blue swagging, early 19th century--48in x 4in and 21in x 4in, the latter framed and glazed

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Two fragments of saffron yellow Kashmir wool, embroidered with soldiers and commanders on horse back, a lady in a howda, men on camels, beneath a border of blue swagging, early 19th century--48in x 4in and 21in x 4in, the latter framed and glazed

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Cf Plate 26, John Irwin, The Kashmir Shawl, V&A Publications, 1973 for similar embroidery

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