Motif from Kashmir Shawl: Pheerozee (Turquoise Color), No. 23, By Order of Mahummud Azeem Khan, Anonymous, Indian, 19th century

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Motif from Kashmir Shawl: Pheerozee (Turquoise Color), No. 23, By Order of Mahummud Azeem Khan, ca. 1822–23, Gouache on paper, varnished, Sheet: 15 7/8 × 6 7/16 in. ( × cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Indian, 19th century, One of group of eight textile designs made in Kashmir and sent to England in 1823 by British trader, William Moorcroft for use in the shawl making industry. These textile designs are the only surviving from a group of 34 drawings he sent, as part of his personal interesr in making British shawls supreme over all competitors

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License: Licensed
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