a b c Karpinski, Caroline (November 1963). "Kashmir to Paisley". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 22 (3): 116–123. doi: 10.2307/3258212. JSTOR 3258212. The pattern is still commonly seen in Britain and other English-speaking countries on men's ties, waistcoats, and scarfs, and remains popular in other items of clothing and textiles in Iran and South and Central Asian countries. a b Ringer, Monica (13 December 2011). Pious Citizens: Reforming Zoroastrianism in India and Iran. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-5060-7. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020 . Retrieved 24 December 2019. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British East India Company introduced Kashmir shawls from India to England and Scotland where they were extremely fashionable and soon duplicated. [11] The first place in the western world to imitate the design was the town of Paisley in Scotland, Europe's top producer of textiles at this time. [12] Before being produced in Paisley, thus gaining its name in western culture, the paisley design was originally referred to by westerners simply as just pine and cone design. [13] Technological innovation in textile manufacturing around this time made it so that western imitations of Kashmir shawls became competitive with Indian made shawls from Kashmir. [14]

Printed 'Paisley' in the 19th Century", Le Musée de l'Impression sur Etoffes[ The Museum of Printed Textiles], archived from the original on 5 March 2015 , retrieved 3 February 2008 . There is significant speculation as to the origins and symbolism of Boteh Jegheh, or "ancient motif", known in English as paisley. [7] With experts contesting different time periods for its emergence, to understand the proliferation in the popularity of Boteh Jegheh design and eventually Paisley, it is important to understand South Asian history. The early Indo-Iranian people flourished in South Asia, where they eventually exchanged linguistic, cultural, and even religious similarities. [8] The ancient Indo-Iranian people shared a religion called Zoroastrianism. [9] Zoroastrianism, some experts [ who?] argue, served as one of the earliest influences for Boteh Jegheh's design with the shape representing the cypress tree, an ancient Zoroastrian religious symbol. [9] Others [ who?] contest that the earliest representation of the patterns shape comes from the later Sassanid dynasty. [10] The design was representative of a tear drop. [10] Some [ who?] will argue that Boteh Jegheh's origins stem from old religious beliefs and its meaning could symbolize the sun, a phoenix, or even an ancient Iranian religious sign for an eagle. [7] Around the same time, a pattern called Boteh was gaining popularity in Iran; the pattern was a floral design, and was used as a high class decoration, mostly serving to decorate royal items that belonged to those of high status. [10] It was said [ weaselwords] to have been a pattern worn to represent elite social status, such as that of nobility. The pattern was traditionally woven onto silk clothing using silver and gold material. [10] The earliest evidence of the design being traded with other cultures was found at the Red Sea, with both Egyptian and Greek peoples trading from the 1400s. [ citation needed] Introduction of Boteh Jegheh to Western culture [ edit ] Green bandanas have become a symbol of the abortion rights movement. [28] In other languages [ edit ] Paisley was a favorite design element of British-Indian architect Laurie Baker. He has made numerous drawings and collages of what he called "mango designs". [26] He used to include the shape in the buildings he designed also. [27]In various languages of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, the design's name is related to the word for mango: [30] The Prohibition Years, 1686–1759", Le Musée de l'Impression sur Etoffes[ The Museum of Printed Textiles], archived from the original on 21 February 2008 , retrieved 3 February 2008 . What is paisley? | Macmillan Dictionary Blog". 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019 . Retrieved 5 December 2019. The mango house". 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016 . Retrieved 9 January 2016.

The modern French words for paisley are boteh, cachemire (" cashmere"; not capitalized, which would mean " Kashmir, the region") and palme (" palm", which – along with the pine and the cypress – is one of the traditional botanical motifs thought to have influenced the shape of the paisley element as it is now known). [6] [29] [ failed verification] a b c d e f "Buta to Paisley An ongoing Journey - Laureate Legal Terms and...Paisley A motif- * Intensively used in ... palm tree leaf Pearl Academy, ... In Kashmir the name used to describe this motif is buta or buti". pdfslide.net. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019 . Retrieved 5 December 2019. a b c Andrews, Meg, Beyond the Fringe: Shawls of Paisley Design, Victoriana, archived from the original on 16 February 2008 , retrieved 3 February 2008 . Heavily illustrated history of paisley fashions. INDULEKHA» GREEN | colours: MANGO MANIA by Laurie Baker» 1". Archived from the original on 2 October 2008 . Retrieved 9 January 2016. In the 1800s, European production of paisley increased, particularly in the Scottish town from which the pattern takes its modern name. Soldiers returning from the colonies brought home cashmere wool shawls from India, and the East India Company imported more. The design was copied from the costly silk and wool Kashmir shawls and adapted first for use on handlooms, and, after 1820, [19] on Jacquard looms.Boteh (Botteh, Paisley). Aryan Silk & Trade". www.heritageinstitute.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019 . Retrieved 4 June 2019. Dusenbury, Mary M. and Bier, Carol, Flowers, Dragons & Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art, 2004, Hudson Hills, ISBN 1555952380, 9781555952389, p. 48 Welters, Linda; Beasley, Elizabeth; Dee-Collins, Nicole; Gilcrease, Sallie; Lukens, Catherine (1 January 2017). "Second Chances for Paisley Shawls". International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019 . Retrieved 19 December 2019.