- "Norwich
shawl" was
produced by hand
weavers using silk and
worsted and
supplied the high end of the market.
Paisley shawls,
imitation Kashmiri shawls woven...
-
decided to wear two
shawls at a time to
serve as a
status symbol.
Along with
wearing the
shawls frequently,
Emperor Akbar also used the
shawls as
gifts to other...
-
jamawar shawl.
Until the rule of Shah
Jahan (1592–1666),
shahtoosh shawls were
reserved for
Mughal royalty, with only the more
common pashmina shawls being...
-
Faroese shawls are
shaped like
butterfly wings. Some have very long ends so they can be tied
around the wearer's
waist for
extra warmth. The
shawls often...
- The
Shawl is a four-act play by
David Mamet. It
premiered at the
Goodman Theatre New
Theatre Company in
Chicago in 1985. The play
concerns two men, John...
- to full-
sized shawl measuring 40 in x 80 in (100 cm x 200 cm),
large shawls measuring 45 in x 90 in (114 cm x 228 cm), and XL
shawls measuring 54 in...
- East
India Company, saw
examples of
Kashmir shawls brought back to Europe.
Around 1805, the
first shawls in
imitation of
Kashmir originals were produced...
- (bailaoras) and
Gitana women.
Manila shawls are
square pieces of silk
embroidered in chinoiserie-style motifs. The
shawls were
folded in half like a triangle...
-
lightweight shawls that were hand knit, crocheted, or woven; and
would have been of
solid color, plaid, print, or paisley.
Lightweight shawls, worn directly...
- and was used in
France to
create imitation woven shawls.
Unlike the
Kashmir shawls, the
French shawls had a
different pattern on each side. The imported...
