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Imported from India, and made of the finest, warmest wool with embroidered or woven borders in the traditional pine or cone pattern. Imported cashmere was the most prized and expensive fabric for shawls in the late 18th century and into the 19th, when they were copied and manufactured in England and Scotland.

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'Opera & Evening full Dresses', August 1806, published by John Bell, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47499'Opera & Evening full Dresses', August 1806
published by John Bell, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine
NPG D47499
'Newest Fashions for November 1831. Morning and Evening Dresses', published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons - NPG D47658'Newest Fashions for November 1831. Morning and Evening Dresses'
published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons
NPG D47658
Morning walking dress, 1839, published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum - NPG D47756Morning walking dress, 1839
published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum
NPG D47756
'Modes de Paris', 15 April 1839, probably by Hippolyte Damours, published by S. & J. Fuller, first published in Petit Courrier des Dames, Journal des Modes - NPG D47793'Modes de Paris', 15 April 1839
probably by Hippolyte Damours, published by S. & J. Fuller, first published in Petit Courrier des Dames, Journal des Modes
NPG D47793
'Public promenade dress. Evening dress', December 1845, published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance - NPG D47954'Public promenade dress. Evening dress', December 1845
published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
NPG D47954
'The Fashions', October 1867. Visiting toilet, bride's toilet and costume for a little girl from eight to nine years old, published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, published in The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, first published in Le Moniteur de la Mode, after Jules David - NPG D48029'The Fashions', October 1867. Visiting toilet, bride's toilet and costume for a little girl from eight to nine years old
published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, published in The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, first published in Le Moniteur de la Mode, after Jules David
NPG D48029