Embroidered Signature on Kashimir Paisley - ID help please?
Summary: A discussion centered around identifying an embroidered signature on a Kashmir paisley shawl. debora(34) suggested it might be a manufacturer's signature and mentioned a similar item in The Met's collection. They emphasized the shawl's popularity in the early Victorian era, suggesting further research could reveal more information.
Hello! I recently purchased a paisley shawl at auction. It has an embroidered "signature" of some kind. Can anyone help me ID this? I'm assuming the lettering is Kashimir Irdu or another Indian language? Does this make it a more valuable artisan piece? It is very light weight wool embroidery, and the black in the center feels like silk.
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tsvetankaradzhov
·1 month agohttps://antiquesnetherlands.etsy.com
debora(34)
·2 months agoI suspect it's the manufacturer's signature. As I'm sure you know, these paisley shawls were enormously popular in the early Victorian era. I found with a quick internet search another signature on a shawl in The Met's collection. Someone somewhere may have identified these.
rosemary5325
OP6 months agoHmm. It's not cotton, it's wool and silk....so perhaps google image is misleading us? I've never seen a Soviet paisley before either. I have one similar found that says it's French...which is odd. Anyone else have ideas?
steamrollervintage
·6 months agoGoogle image search will do that won't it? Just thought there might be something worth looking in to.... The words/numbers below the signature...could that be a year? It's hard to tell. Can you take another picture of the signature turned and include more of the placement? In other words, include more background of the signature & where it's located.
steamrollervintage
·6 months agoPicture turned. Google image searched: (not sure if this will help... but the Cryllic stamp reference was interesting to me...maybe that's a lead to pursue?
steamrollervintage
·6 months agoIs the signature picture upside down?