Paisley

Paisley, Indian cucumber, or, more precisely, buta, is a very ancient pattern. Probably, he first appeared in the Sassanid Empire - an ancient state, from 224 to 651 AD, located on the territory of modern Iraq and Iran. Thanks to trade ties, fabrics with this pattern spread throughout Central Asia and even reached India and Africa. The "cucumbers" came to Europe just from India in the 17th century thanks to the British colonists. The demand for exotic Indian fabric was so high that enterprising Europeans began to weave canvases with “cucumbers” themselves. The small Scottish town of Paisley completely devoted all its resources to the production of fabrics in the Indian style and thanks to this it remained for centuries - but already as the name of the pattern itself.