A square 'Paisley' shawl, the wool and silk ground woven in coloured wools with a border of small flower-filled cones, with flowering fronds between and an outer border of dense flowering vines, the square ivory field woven with corner cones, with small embroidered inscription, possibly Norwich, 19th century (holes)--61in. (156cm) square; and a patchwork jamawar rumal shawl woven with large-scale palmettes surrounding a residual medallion field of black wool, the borders with pairs of confronting boteh, Kashmir, 19th century (damages)--75in. (190cm) square (2)

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A square 'Paisley' shawl, the wool and silk ground woven in coloured wools with a border of small flower-filled cones, with flowering fronds between and an outer border of dense flowering vines, the square ivory field woven with corner cones, with small embroidered inscription, possibly Norwich, 19th century (holes)--61in. (156cm) square; and a patchwork jamawar rumal shawl woven with large-scale palmettes surrounding a residual medallion field of black wool, the borders with pairs of confronting boteh, Kashmir, 19th century (damages)--75in. (190cm) square (2)

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