Irwin, John The Kashmir Shawl. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973. ISBN 0112901646
Frank Ames The Kashmir Shawl. Antique Collectors Club, UK 1986 but recently reprinted. ISBN 0907462626
Clabburn, Pamela. The Norwich Shawl. HMSO, U.K. 1996. ISBN 0117015849
Clabburn, Pamela Shawls, Shire Books, re-published 2005. (www.shirebooks.co.uk)
Reilly, Valerie The Paisley Pattern The Official Illustrated History. 1987. Richard Drew, Glasgow ISBN 086267
Levi-Strauss, Monique The French Shawls. 1987 Dryad Press Ltd 1987. ISBN 0852197594
The Geffrye Museum is one of my favourite museums. It has displays of English urban domestic interiors from 1600 to the present day in a series of period rooms. Primary collections of English furniture and panitings. There is a walled herb garden and a series of period gardens.
* The Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London E2
www.geffryemuseum.org.uk
© 2006 Meg Andrews.
If you are interested in collecting, wearing or displaying shawls contact: Meg in London, UK e: meg@meg-andrews.com
I buy and sell Kashmir and European shawls both woven, embroidered and printed examples. Click here to go to the shawls section of the website.
I would be delighted to give an opinion on your shawl. If you first e mail me a photo or send one by post, I can determine whether it would be worth while your paying for this service. I make a charge of £30 $60 per item. I need good clear photographs. A photo of the whole item; close ups of front and back details, together with measurements and condition. Hold the shawl up to the light to see holes, mends etc. Send your e mail address and I will reply with the date of the item, information and value. If you wish to have a valuation for insurance purposes I would be pleased to give you one. See Opinion section.
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