Square Shawl

c. 1850–70 Overall including fringe: 212.1 x 212.1 cm (83 1/2 x 83 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.600

By the 1800s, the Himalayan foothill region of Kashmir was renowned for distinctive embroideries, and Kashmiri shawls were coveted by women throughout the British Empire. The center of this square shawl is in the form of an eight-petaled lotus, a symbol for the sun, and around...

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