Blue Jacquard Throw or Bedspread. 100% SilkPaisley Jamavar Shawl Wrap Home Decor

Description

File name
Reversible Throw
From Heritage Trading Company
A cozy, jacquard-woven bedspread or throw with a classic design of paisleys and flowers.  Made of wool and silk with fringe on all four edges.
A reversible bedspread, throw, or large shawl from India.
The intricate, jacquard-woven pattern is inspired by designs that date back to the Mughal Empire.
Principal Colors:
Navy Blue, Shades of Turquoise, Gray
Fabric:
Wool & Silk
Approximate Size:
88 Inches Wide By 102 Inches Long
Approximate Size:
220 Centimeters Wide By 260 Centimeters Long
This textile is
brand
new
, not "vintage."  In other words, it's not used, damaged, or dirty.
This item is shipped from India.  Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
MA12-103
Outstanding Quality
Please see our feedback for comments like these on our
jaquard textiles
:
Jan-26-05
Praise
:
MUSEUM QUALITY (AS IN EXHIBIT, NOT GIFT SHOP) - I'M A REPEAT BUYER
Oct-18-07
Praise
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BEST PASHMINA JAMAVAR ON NET!!! I LOVE THIS COMPANY, CUSTOMER FOR LIFE!!!!!!!
Nov-05-07
Praise
:
Lovely item. Similar ones go for 3-4x this price...excellent value. Thanks!
Apr-10-08
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Unbelievable quality for next to no money. I will be back. THANK YOU
Sep-16-09
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:
Superb item, with it I feel like a queen!!!
Apr-19-10
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This shawl is a masterpiece.
Aug-28-10
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:
Each shawl lovelier than the last, best on ebay! cheers
Jan-08-11
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What a piece of textile art! I am very impressed. Many thanks!
Mar-08-11
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:
Spectacular!!! Majestic!!!
Mar-18-11
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:
Tout simplement merveilleux, très heureuse Vendeur AAA+++
Oct-21-11
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Bought for a gift, but it will be hard to give away! Beautiful! Great seller A+!
Nov-14-11
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Amazing quality indeed and very soft. Thanks!
Mar-05-12
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Wow! So beautiful. Fabulous quality, very good price, thank you so much
Mar-26-12
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The colors on this are fabulous! I love it
Apr-18-12
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:
Gorgeous as always. Comfortable, beautiful, always the best on eBay!
May-02-12
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:
Stunning scarf, perfect service, I love this store!!!!!
International Buyers - Please Note
Import duties, taxes, and charges are
not included
in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
Customs activity may delay the arrival of your package. In our experience, this is infrequent, but it does sometimes happen. Thanks for your patience.
Truth In Advertising:  Some Definitions & Some Comments About India Shawls & Throws
FIRST, THE DEFINITIONS
Jamavar Shawls
(Also spelled jamawar, jamavaar, jhamevar)
The jamavar technique of weaving intricate, Persian-inspired motifs was brought to the Kashmir region of India in the 15
th
Century under the patronage of one of the kingdom's most admired rulers, Zain-ul-Abdin.  Patterns in these early jamavars were created by using weft threads of various colors that did not run the full width of the fabric.  Rather, they were woven back and forth in small areas to create the desired, tiny color blocks.  These jamavars became fashionable with European aristocracy in the 18
th
Century.  Because of the costly weaving technique, the patterns often covered just the edges and ends of the shawls.   Even so, only the wealthiest people could afford them.  The invention of the jacquard loom in the 19
th
Century meant that shawls with the traditional jamavar designs could be produced cost-effectively for a much larger market.  And the motifs began to cover larger portions of the shawls.
Madame Riviere, 1805, By Ingre
Countess Daru, 1810, By David
Early 19th Century Portraits Of European Ladies Wearing Jamavar Shawls
Today the term “jamavar” usually refers to shawls with intricately woven, Persian/Mughal-inspired patterns.  (It rarely refers to the original weaving technique.)  Some modern jamavars simulate earlier weaving traditions by using supplemental warp and/or weft threads, which extend across only a portion of the fabric, to create complex, multicolored designs on some areas of the shawl, while leaving large, solid color blocks in other areas.
Pashm*na
(In accordance with Ebay rules, we can't spell out this word, lest our auction appear in a search for articles made of that material.  But we think you'll figure out our message anyway.)
NOT a generic term for any shawl from India,
“p*shmina”
refers to a very specific and very costly material.
"Pashm*na"
is the inner coat wool of a particular Himalayan goat (Capra hircus).  Articles made from
"p*shmina"
are very expensive, even when purchased in India directly from a manufacturer’s agent.  Less expensive are blends of
"p*shmina"
with other materials such as wool or rayon.
In our experience, it is not possible to make a wholesale purchase of 80 inch by 28 inch, jamavar, 70%
"p*shmina"
blend shawls from a manufacturer’s agent in India for less than (US currency) apiece.  It is also not possible to circumvent the agents and buy directly from the manufacturers—we tried.
C*shmere
Also NOT a generic name for shawls from India,
“c*shmere”
is another name for
"p*shmina"
.  Some people prefer to use the term
“cashm*re”
to refer to the larger diameter fibers (15-19 microns) and reserve the term
“pashm*na”
for the finer grade (11-14 microns).
Kashmir
A region of Northwest India.  Not
"c*shmere"
fabric.
Kashmiri
The adjective meaning that something is “of Kashmir.”  It can mean any shawl from Kashmir or designed in the tradition of Kashmir.  It does not mean
"c*shmere"
material.  The term is often used to refer to certain types of embroidery.  In one popular type of Kashmiri hand-embroidery, the pattern is made from many tiny, straight stitches.  Chain stitch is another traditional style.  (Heritage Trading sells some shawls with Kashmiri embroidery.)  Because of Kashmir’s current political instability, much Kashmiri embroidery is now done outside that state.
Viscose
Rayon.  Viscose is the word much of the world uses to refer to what Americans call rayon.  Read the fine print on shawl auctions.  Some shawls described as
"pashm*na"
in the title are revealed to be 100% viscose in the small-font part of the description.
THE COMMENTS:  TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
India does not have the strict truth-in-advertising laws that are found in the United States and elsewhere.  Consequently, some Indian manufacturers will label their shawls as
"p*shmina"
or
"c*shmere,"
even though they are, in reality, sheep’s wool or even synthetic.  In fact, we told our Indian supplier to remove the labels sewn into a recent shipment of woolen shawls, inaccurately describing them as
"pashm*na"
.
At Heritage Trading, we try to be clear and accurate in our ebay descriptions.  We do not, at present, sell
"p*shmina"
or
"cashm*re"
shawls.  We DO sell beautiful shawls with jamavar (i.e., intricately woven patterns) made of sheep’s wool.  We also sell some wool-like, synthetic shawls, which are clearly described as synthetic in our listings.  And we sell some blended fabrics, which are also fully described.
We encourage similar clarity and accuracy from all sellers.
Thanks for reading this.  We wanted you to know.