Lot N. 210
Large Kashmiri Paisley Shawl
India, 19th century
with the typical multicolored bothé motifs predominantly red, center with a white background, excellent condition
160x240 cm
A valuable accessory that was very fashionable in the mid-nineteenth century, it could not be missing from the wardrobe of the most refined ladies. In 1810, in the trousseau of Maria Luisa, Napoleon Bonaparte's second wife, there were twenty-two, while the Empress Josephine owned more than four hundred.