Kashmir at the MAK

Pashmina Shawls and Their European Counterparts

01.06.2005 - 02.10.2005

MAK Textiles Study Collection

The MAK possesses an important collection of Kashmir shawls: “genuine” ones made in India in the 18th and 19th centuries as well as shawls produced in Europe according to Indian models.The exhibition provides an overview of a variety of shawls, whose patterns transport the observer into a rich world of forms – from the traditionally designed end borders characteristic of the originals to the larger ornamental patterns popular in France and England and the equally enchanting Viennese patterns.

Curator Angela Völker,
MAK Textiles and Carpets Collection