Kashmir shawl; deep yellow ground; floral designs in borders; Silk-blanket-stitch in red and white added at selve edges. Darning patches of several ages evident. 133.5 cm x 310 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Kashmir; India
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes