Fine Pashmina Ring (Palladar) Shawl — Pistachio with Bronze Paisley Medallion Pallas

A fine Kashmiri pashmina ring shawl (Palladar) in soft pistachio green, with a faint self-coloured paisley woven through the field and a deep bronze pallu at each end — a row of large paisleys, each set in its own scalloped medallion. The name comes from the test. A Palladar is a shawl fine enough to be drawn whole through a finger ring — the traditional proof of fine Kashmiri pashmina. Yarn this fine breaks if the loom is pushed, so the weaving is slow and careful, and there is no shortcut to a cloth that passes. The ring is simply the proof. The pallas Each end carries a broad woven band in bronze, ochre and deep brown. Inside it stand large paisleys, each framed in a scalloped cartouche and filled with small flowers in ivory, lilac and soft blue, with a running border of tiny paisleys closing the band above and below. Everything is woven in rather than printed or stitched, so the pattern shows on both sides of the cloth. The field is left almost plain — a pale pistachio with a tone-on-tone paisley you only catch when the light moves across it — so all the colour sits in the ends, where it falls to the front when the shawl is draped. The colour Pistachio is a soft, slightly silvered green with a warm cast, closer to sage than to anything bright. Against it, the bronze pallas read rich rather than heavy. It is an unusual pairing for a Palladar and one of the more distinctive pieces in the range — easy over cream, white, olive and camel. Details Ultra-fine Kashmiri pashmina Pistachio field with a faint self-coloured woven paisley Deep woven pallas at both ends: large paisleys in scalloped medallions, in bronze, ochre and brown with ivory, lilac and blue; plain pistachio end strip Passes through a finger ring Approx. 40" × 80" Dry clean only — store folded and away from direct light Handwoven in Kashmir Handwoven cloth varies very slightly along its length; any faint unevenness you can see against the light is the mark of the handloom, not a fault. Ships in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card, ready to gift.