This printed dress silk from the H.R. Mallinson & Co. series titled "Bokhara" is inspired by designs for Kashmir shawls. The ground is Mallinson's "Indestructuble" silk voile, a semi-sheer fabrication - this particular piece has opaque vertical stripes in satin weave, giving the printed design both soft and crisp outlines. The design is printed in aqua, orange, yellow, pink, and light and dark green on dark blue, The title "Bokhara" was probably used to give an exotic flavor to this collection of prints, which were based on textiles made in India and the trans-Caucasus. Bokhara (Bukhara) is located in Uzbekistan, in Central Asia.