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Shawl
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In 1790 two Edinburgh weavers succeeded in weaving an ‘imitation of the Indians’: a convincing copy of the shawls from Kashmir. This marked the beginning of a flourishing industry, which provided employment to more than a thousand workers until 1820. Weavers in Norwich and Paisley also began producing these shawls. This square shawl is a fine example of this.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineShawl. c. 1800 - c. 1825. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
