Caption

Cloth kontusz, Lithuania, ca. 1790 — front and back views in 1:5 scale; watercolor and drawing, artistic documentation; light navy blue kontusz with red velvet lapels; 3 watercolors on one board showing kontusz cut and front and back views; made ca. 1790; attributed illustrator: Frani, Zygmunt 1882–post 1932; Januszewski, Marian fl. ca. 1920 author/illustrator entries; Soubise-Bisier, Gustaw Wilhelm 1849–1937 iconography of the piece noted; zupans, men's clothing, Polish costumes, 18th century; dated 1919 before August 11, 1919, Warsaw., The image shows a drawing of a long dress or coat depicted from front and back, rendered mostly in muted blue with orange-brown accents on the collar and cuffs; the garment has long sleeves with subtle gathers at the shoulders and pleated skirt panels; the front view shows a central opening and a high stand-up collar, while the back view shows fitted seams and side panels with pleats at the lower portion; the background is a light beige paper with slightly darker edges and a few small circular blemishes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_366

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Rights managed

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75.1Mb (3.9Mb) / 14.6in x 20.0in / 4374 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cloth kontusz Lithuania ca 1790 front back views 1 5 scale watercolor drawing artistic documentation light navy blue kontusz red velvet lapels 3 watercolors board showing kontusz cut attributed illustrator Frani Zygmunt 1882–post 1932 Januszewski Marian fl 1920 author illustrator entries Soubise-Bisier Gustaw Wilhelm 1849–1937 iconography piece noted zupans men's clothing Polish costumes 18th century dated 1919 August 11 1919 Warsaw image long dress coat depicted back rendered mostly muted blue orange-brown accents collar cuffs garment long sleeves subtle gathers shoulders pleated skirt panels front view central opening high stand-up collar back view fitted seams side panels pleats lower portion background light beige paper slightly darker edges small circular blemishes.