Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 9. (Budapest, 1966)

IPARMŰVÉSZETI MÚZEUM — MUSÉE DES ARTS DECORATIFS - Horváth, Vera: Kashmir Shawls in the Museum of Applied Arts

almost hundred years.

17 As early as the end of the XVIIIth century, its imitation was considered in Europe, in fact, the acclimatization of the Kashmir goat was attempted in England and France.

18 Under the pressure of extensive demand manual and, later, mechanized imitation of Kashmir shawls began in Europe in the 1800-s. Paisley in Scotland, Lyon and Paris in France where the centres of this industry.

19 Kashmir shawls were made, among others, in Austria and Poland too.'

20 Before long, mechanized fabrication was started in Persia, Turkey and presumably in India herself. In the same years, much cheaper embroidered imitations of hand-woven shawls were manufactured in Kashmir too.

21 In the years about 1870, the flourishing shawl manu17 Irwin : op. cit. pp. 25 — 26. J8 The proposal on the subject made by W. Moorcroft is published by Irwin : op. cit. pp. 46 — 48. 19 Irwin: op. cit. pp. 22 — 24, 26 — 28. 210 Thiel, E. : Geschichte des Kostüms. Berlin, 1963, p. 500 By. favour of Dr. Márta Schubert on manufacturing in Poland. 21 Irwin: op. cit. p. 4.; Indian Embroidery, London, 1951, p. 5. 7. Fragment, hand-woven, Kashmir, first half of the XlXth century