Paisley's Emporium & Art Gallery

The family run business proudly traces its heritage to our great grandfather Mir Abdul Rahim who, with his father Mir Abdul Sattar, traded along the Silk Route between Samarkand and Bukhara to Kashmir in 19th century.There were no motorable roads and boat journey was the only way, for the incoming tourists, to the Himalayan Kingdom of Kashmir. He opened a shop on the banks of the River Jhelum in Srinagar in 1890. The shop, located in the Maharajah Ranbirgunj Bazar, was called the Puttoo Ghar (Puttoo House), and specialised in hand-woven woollen cloth used for the uniforms of the British Army in India.