Kashmir Shawl from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Segment of an embroidered Kashmir shawl, Kashmir, India, (mid-) 19th century. Segment of an embroidered Kashmir shawl, Kashmir, India, (mid-) 19th century. Courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acc. no. BK-1963-51.

An embroidered woollen Kashmir shawl dating to the (mid-) nineteenth century and probably produced in Kashmir is housed in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It measures 137 x 126 cm. The embroidery is worked with a stem stitch.

See Kashmir embroidery; embroidered Kashmir shawls.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 11 September 2016).

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