Caption

Fabric fragment, silk taffeta background in blue-green, brocaded with colorful threads in a twill weave. Brocade colors: light and dark greens, browns, pale pinks, dark cherry, blue, gray, silver, olive green, lemon green, reddish brown. Patterned with floral motifs and fragments of garden architecture; preserved selvedge. French, 1730s. Dimensions: height 111 cm, width 21 cm; fragment length 26 cm; edge width 0.5 cm., A long rectangular fabric strip laid flat on a dark background with frayed edges and irregular ends, showing a patterned pile on a smooth base; the base fabric appears gray-green, and the pile contains a mix of colors including olive green, deep brown, mustard yellow, muted pink, faded red, blue-gray, and touches of beige and white, arranged in several repeated abstract floral or cloud-like motifs; the pile shows worn and tufted areas with visible threads and some loose fibers, and a small folded label is attached near one short edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_178

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31.0Mb (2.5Mb) / 20.0in x 6.0in / 6000 x 1805 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment silk taffeta background blue-green brocaded colorful threads twill weave Brocade colors light dark greens browns pale pinks dark cherry blue gray silver olive green lemon green reddish brown Patterned floral motifs fragments garden architecture preserved selvedge French 1730s Dimensions height 111 cm width 21 cm fragment length 26 cm edge width 0.5 cm long rectangular fabric strip laid flat dark background frayed edges irregular ends showing patterned pile smooth base base fabric gray-green pile contains mix colors deep brown mustard yellow muted pink faded red blue-gray touches beige white arranged several repeated abstract floral cloud- motifs pile worn tufted areas visible threads loose fibers small folded label attached near short edge.