A woven wool shawl Kashmir, circa 1850


of rectangular form, woven in polychrome wool, an outer border of lobed cartouches containing elongated boteh on a ground of foliate motifs, an inner border of smaller boteh surrounding a central field decorated with intricate foliate designs and boteh around a sunburst medallion on a turquoise ground, fringed borders to each end 336 x 138 cm.