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Traditional Victorian Paisley Shawl
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Traditional Victorian Paisley Shawl

1900 - 1920
Description

This beautiful Victorian woollen shawl is woven in the traditional Paisley design which is as popular today as in the 19th century. The strong colours used work together extremely well to form a bold coloured and very desirable antique shawl.

This antique shawl is square and fringed on all sides. The condition is excellent.

c. 1900

Ref: D1118

Width: 56" 140 cm

Length: 56" 140 cm

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Hobson May Collection has dated this Victorian Woven Paisley Shawl to the 1900s.

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Description
This beautiful Victorian woollen shawl is woven in the traditional Paisley design which is as popular today as in the 19th century.
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The strong colours used work together extremely well to form a bold coloured and very desirable antique shawl.
Hobson May Collection

This antique shawl is square and fringed on all sides. The condition is excellent.

c. 1900

Ref: D1118

Width: 56" 140 cm

Length: 56" 140 cm

Date of Manufacture

Hobson May Collection has dated this Victorian Woven Paisley Shawl to the 1900s.

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SA1220002
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D1118
Hobson May Collection
Hobson May Collection
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2015

Decorative furniture and accessories from the 18th to 20th century

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A Victorian wool shawl woven with dense red, ochre, and terracotta paisley motifs, finished with fringed edges.
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Archive I A Victorian wool shawl woven with dense red, ochre, and terracotta paisley motifs, finished with fringed edges.

Traditional Victorian Paisley Shawl

Archive II A Victorian wool shawl woven with dense red, ochre, and terracotta paisley motifs, finished with fringed edges. View II
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Hobson May Collection

Hobson May Collection
Telephone 07768 304056 or 0771 386 0021
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A Victorian wool shawl woven with dense red, ochre, and terracotta paisley motifs, finished with fringed edges.
Traditional Victorian Paisley Shawl
Ref: SA1220002
A Victorian wool shawl woven with dense red, ochre, and terracotta paisley motifs, finished with fringed edges.
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  • ObjectShawls & Throws
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWool, Silk
  • ColourWarm Ochre and Red
  • MotifsBoteh pattern, Jacquard weave, Fringed border

This Victorian woollen shawl is woven in the traditional Paisley design, exhibiting a square form with a fringed border on all sides. The textile displays a warm ochre and red colour palette, detailed with dense terracottaboteh patterns and a Jacquard weave. Showing excellent condition, the piece dates from 1900 and measures 140 cm in width by 140 cm in length, creating a substantial drape for practical interior styling. In a contemporary home, this shawl suits placement at the end of a sofa or draped across a traditional wooden chair to introduce classic English Country House style to a living room or study. The wool and silk material provides texture and warmth, making it a functional accessory for daily use as a throw while maintaining its historical character as an authentic antique decorative textile.

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Inspired by Kashmiri boteh motifs imported to Europe in the late eighteenth century, these shawls became key fashion items in nineteenth-century Britain, with major production centered in Paisley, Scotland, using Jacquard looms.

Authentic nineteenth-century shawls were typically woven using fine wool, silk, or pashmina yarns on Jacquard looms, creating dense double-sided patterns finished with hand-tied fringed borders.

Genuine period pieces feature dense Jacquard weave structures, intricate boteh motifs, natural fiber composition, and authentic age patina without modern printed backings or synthetic threads.

These historical textiles function as decorative accents when draped across an armchair, layered over the foot of a bed, or displayed on a wall as a textile art piece.

Store fabrics flat in acid-free tissue paper, shield from direct sunlight and humidity, and consult textile conservation specialists for dry cleaning.
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