Caption

Cloth kontusz, Lithuania, ca. 1790 — side view cut in a scale of 1:5. Light navy blue kontusz with red velvet lapels, watercolor and drawing, artistic documentation. Creator: Frani, Zygmunt 1882–post 1932 illustrator. Subject: 18th-century men's Polish clothing, kontusz; includes depiction of zupans. Three watercolors on one board showing kontusz cut and front and back views. Date of depiction: 1919 before August 11, 1919., A watercolor drawing of a garment shaped like a dress or coat in deep blue with a high rectangular collar and rectangular cuff accents in reddish-orange; the garment has seam lines and pleated detailing on the skirt section, visible folds and darker blue shading, and a narrow reddish-orange tab near the waist; the background is a pale beige paper showing slight discoloration and faint marks, with a few small holes and stamp-like round marks near the edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A07_361

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Keywords

Cloth kontusz Lithuania ca 1790 side view cut scale 1 5 Light navy blue kontusz red velvet lapels watercolor drawing artistic documentation Creator Frani Zygmunt 1882–post 1932 illustrator Subject 18th-century men's Polish clothing kontusz includes depiction zupans Three watercolors board showing kontusz cut front back views Date depiction 1919 August 11 watercolor drawing garment shaped dress coat deep blue high rectangular collar rectangular cuff accents reddish-orange garment seam lines pleated detailing skirt section visible folds darker blue shading narrow reddish-orange tab near waist background pale beige paper slight discoloration faint marks small holes stamp- round marks near edges.