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Shawls morphed as production technology evolved—so much so, in fact, that paisley stayed fashionable in one form or another for a century.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2015

Shawls started infiltrating Europe in the late 18th century, when Kashmiri princes began including British East India Co. officers in their ritual shawl-giving.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2015

Shawls were procured, and those once-revealing dresses soon became more age appropriate.

From New York Times • May 10, 2013

As a former curator of Paisley Museum in Scotland, I am only too well aware of the role of science in the manufacture of the beautiful Paisley Shawls and cotton sewing thread.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2010

Speedy and Imperative and Peremptory Sale of the Entire Stock of Shawls, Mantles, and Robes, of a firm that we will take the liberty of calling Messrs. Hokes and Co.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various