Caption

Fabric fragment: silk patterned with a symmetrical composition of branches of various stylized flowers surrounded by a geometric-floral overprint ornament. Blue background Gros de Tours, liseré; pattern brocaded with colorful threads in light green, yellow, white, blue, light and dark red, light brown, pink. Size of the repeat larger than the preserved fragment. Dimensions: length 38 cm report larger than fragment, preserved panel height 51.5 cm, width 44 cm; edge width 0.6 cm. 18th century, France., A square piece of woven fabric with a pale bluish-gray background covered in an ornate floral and foliate pattern in colors including pale pink, dusty rose, deep pink, yellow, gold, and silvery-white, with a repeating arrangement of stylized flowers, fernlike leaves, and curved acanthus shapes; the fabric shows surrounding raw edges and slight fraying, and it is placed against a dark background with a narrow vertical seam visible beneath the fabric.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_162

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.4Mb (9.8Mb) / 20.0in x 18.7in / 6000 x 5614 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment silk patterned symmetrical composition branches various stylized flowers surrounded geometric-floral overprint ornament Blue background Gros de Tours liseré pattern brocaded colorful threads light green yellow white blue light dark red light brown pink Size repeat larger preserved fragment Dimensions length 38 cm report larger fragment preserved panel height 51.5 cm width 44 cm edge width 0.6 cm 18th century France square piece woven fabric pale bluish-gray background covered ornate floral foliate pattern colors pale pink dusty rose deep pink gold silvery-white repeating arrangement stylized flowers fernlike leaves curved acanthus shapes fabric surrounding raw edges slight fraying placed dark background narrow vertical seam visible beneath fabric.