Paisley shawls: a chapter of the industrial revolution

Name/Title

Paisley shawls: a chapter of the industrial revolution

Entry/Object ID

pa.GT2114.R6 1966

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Nancy Micklewright

Notes

Gift of Nancy Micklewright, July 2025.

Lexicon

Search Terms

industrial revolution--scotland, paisley design, shawls--scotland--paisley, weaving--scotland--paisley

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

C.H. Rock

Publisher

Paisley Museum & Art Galleries

Place Published

City

Paisley, UK

Date Published

1966

Location

Shelf

Pamphlet Collection

Room

Library, Studio

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

The Paisley weaving industry before 1805 -- The coming of the shawl -- The middle period of the Paisley shawl -- The Paisley shawl after 1840 -- Producing a Jacquard shawl -- The printed shawl -- The end of the story -- -- Appendix: -- 1. Shawl types mentioned by contemporaries -- 2. The dating of Paisley shawls -- 3. Further information about shawls.