-Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetable motif of Indian, Pakistani and Persian origin.
-Resembling a twisted teardrop, the kidney-shaped paisley is Iranian and Indian in origin, but its western name derives from the town of Paisley, in central Scotland.
-The pattern is sometimes called "Persian pickles" by American traditionalists, especially quiltmakers, or "Welsh pears" in Welsh textiles as far back as 1888.
-In Tamil the design is known as mankolam and has long been used in India. It resembles a mango and has sometimes been associated with Hinduism.
-In Persian the design is known as boteh jegheh and it has been used in Iran since the Sassanid Dynasty.
-Some design scholars call the distinctive shape boteh and believe it is the convergence of a stylized floral spray and a cypress tree: a Zoroastrian symbol of life and eternity.
-The pattern is still popular in Iran and South and Central Asian countries.
-It was popular in the European Baltic states between 1700 and 1800 and
was thought to be used as a protective charm to ward off evil demons.
-In modern culture, the youth of these countries have used it as a symbol of rebellion.
-In the 19th Century European production of paisley increased,
particularly in the Scottish town from which the pattern takes its
modern name.
-The key places of manufacture for printed paisley were Britain and the Alsace region of France.
-Paisley was particularly popular during the Summer of Love, heavily identified with psychedelic style and the interest in Indian spirituality and culture brought about by the pilgrimage of The Beatles to India in 1968.
-Also, Fender Guitars made a Pink Paisley version of their Telecaster guitar, by sticking paisley wallpaper onto the guitar bodies.
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