A fine "Paisley" shawl, the black wool ground woven in coloured wools and silks with a repeat of domed mosque-type buildings each with pennants flying between minarets and with robed figures seated within wearing pointed hats, the mosques interspersed with columns of tiered pagoda-style decoration, the borders woven with further architectural ornament--120 x 58in. (304 x 148cm), probably French, mid 19th century, some wear and holes

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A fine "Paisley" shawl, the black wool ground woven in coloured wools and silks with a repeat of domed mosque-type buildings each with pennants flying between minarets and with robed figures seated within wearing pointed hats, the mosques interspersed with columns of tiered pagoda-style decoration, the borders woven with further architectural ornament--120 x 58in. (304 x 148cm), probably French, mid 19th century, some wear and holes
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The fantastical European interpretation of Oriental imagery is typified here by this fusion of Chinese and Persian architectural styles. The use of such ornament in shawl design was brought into vogue by Amédée Couder with his design for the 'Isphahan' shawl in 1834 and was a departure from the organic forms prevalent in Kashmiri shawls

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