Shawls. A Kashmir shawl, early 19th century, scarlet wool twill shawl with all-over woven pattern of fleuron and leaf sprays in green, yellow, pink, and brown, with larger floral and foliate devices to border, some scattered small marks, scarlet knotted fringe edging, 162.5 x 155cm (64 x 61ins) excluding fringe, together with: A Kashmir shawl, late 18th/early 19th century, cream wool twill shawl with woven pattern to centre and border of small floral sprigs in pink, yellow, and green, scattered marks and small moth holes, cream knotted fringe edging, 114 x 112cm (45 x 44ins) excluding fringe, and a fine puce shawl with printed pattern of floral and foliate stripes, labelled 'probably of Indian source' and 'Tyrian purple dyed shawl from Dell family', occasional small holes and pulled threads, matching knotted fringe edging (a few tassells missing, but mostly intact), 117 x 117cm (46 x 46ins) excluding fringe Provenance: Novelist Ethel M. Dell (1898-1939) and thence by descent.
Shawls. A Kashmir shawl, early 19th century, scarlet wool twill shawl with all-over woven pattern of fleuron and leaf sprays in green, yellow, pink, and brown, with larger floral and foliate devices to border, some scattered small marks, scarlet knotted fringe edging, 162.5 x 155cm (64 x 61ins) excluding fringe, together with: A Kashmir shawl, late 18th/early 19th century, cream wool twill shawl with woven pattern to centre and border of small floral sprigs in pink, yellow, and green, scattered marks and small moth holes, cream knotted fringe edging, 114 x 112cm (45 x 44ins) excluding fringe, and a fine puce shawl with printed pattern of floral and foliate stripes, labelled 'probably of Indian source' and 'Tyrian purple dyed shawl from Dell family', occasional small holes and pulled threads, matching knotted fringe edging (a few tassells missing, but mostly intact), 117 x 117cm (46 x 46ins) excluding fringe Provenance: Novelist Ethel M. Dell (1898-1939) and thence by descent.
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