Caption

Fabric fragment: pale pink silk brocaded with colorful and silver threads. Brocade threads: light green, pink, pale pink, light brown, white, blue, pale purple, cherry red, silver. Fabric divided into horizontal silver stripes forming the basis for alternating miniature landscapes: a tuft with a tree, smaller tree silhouettes, and a fragment of ruins overgrown with vegetation. Landscapes separated by vertical stripes and floral bouquets woven from the background. Background weave derived from linen a type of rep. 2nd half of the 18th century, France. Height 106 cm, width 23 cm. Report: height 13.5 x width ?, A long rectangular textile with a pale background laid flat against a dark surface, patterned in a grid of vertical and horizontal bands creating a series of rectangular panels; within many panels there are small floral and vine motifs in colors including gold, olive green, muted pink, deep pink, blue, and pale brown, and some panels show a faint tone-on-tone botanical pattern; narrow vertical stripes in a silvery gray separate the panels, and along the edges there are scattered floral clusters and small folded or frayed sections showing raw fabric edges; overall the textile shows areas of subtle discoloration and variations in the pale background color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_173

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.1Mb (2.7Mb) / 20.0in x 6.4in / 6000 x 1928 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment pale pink silk brocaded colorful silver threads Brocade threads light green pale pink light brown white blue pale purple cherry red silver Fabric divided horizontal silver stripes forming basis alternating miniature landscapes tuft tree smaller tree silhouettes fragment ruins overgrown vegetation Landscapes separated vertical stripes floral bouquets woven background Background weave derived linen type rep 2nd half 18th century France Height 106 cm width 23 cm Report height 13.5 x width long rectangular textile pale background laid flat dark surface patterned grid vertical horizontal bands creating series rectangular panels within panels small floral vine motifs colors gold olive green muted pink deep pink pale brown faint tone-on-tone botanical pattern narrow vertical stripes silvery gray separate edges scattered floral clusters small folded frayed sections showing raw fabric edges textile areas subtle discoloration variations pale background color.