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Embroidery, Goluchów Greater Poland Voivodeship, embroidery depicting angels and Instruments of the Passion Arma Christi, crowns of thorns; liturgical vestment. Embroidered parura with two angels in flight holding between them a scarf with the image of a crown of thorns; on the sides a border of strongly wavy clouds. Colors: gold, green, and pink in several tones, blue, burgundy, navy blue. Upper part: remnants of silk fabric brocaded with floral motifs 18th century. Embroidery on linen canvas: laid stitch of gold thread sewn over with red silk thread in a braided motif background, split stitch with silk thread figures, scarf, point d'orient with silk thread clouds. 1st half of the 16th century, Netherlands; liturgical vestment, embroidery; height 7 cm, width 28 cm., A rectangular embroidered textile fragment with a curved top edge showing a group of figures and decorative motifs, rendered in shades of yellow, green, beige, brown, blue, pink, white, black, and grey; the top section has a bright yellow fabric with green leaflike patterns and pale pink floral shapes, while the lower central embroidered band features two reclining figures facing each other, one in pale beige and pink tones and the other in yellow and green tones, each with visible faces and hands, holding a central white panel bordered in black that contains a circular wreath motif stitched in green and pale gold; the embroidered field around the figures is filled with textured brown and tan thread, flanked on either side by stacked scalloped shapes in cream, blue, and pale pink against darker vertical backgrounds, with narrow decorative borders above and below incorporating gold and brown threads and a coarse off-white fabric backing visible at the edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A11_180

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52.8Mb (5.3Mb) / 20.0in x 10.3in / 6000 x 3077 (300dpi)

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Embroidery Goluchów Greater Poland Voivodeship embroidery depicting angels Instruments Passion Arma Christi crowns thorns liturgical vestment Embroidered parura two angels flight holding them scarf image crown sides border strongly wavy clouds Colors gold green pink several tones blue burgundy navy blue Upper part remnants silk fabric brocaded floral motifs 18th century linen canvas laid stitch gold thread sewn red silk thread braided motif background split stitch silk thread figures point d'orient silk thread clouds 1st half 16th century Netherlands height 7 cm width 28 cm rectangular embroidered textile fragment curved top edge showing group figures decorative motifs rendered shades yellow beige brown white black grey top section bright fabric green leaflike patterns pale floral shapes lower central band features two reclining figures facing pale beige pink tones green tones visible faces hands holding central white panel bordered contains circular wreath motif stitched pale gold embroidered field filled textured brown tan thread flanked side stacked scalloped shapes cream pale pink darker vertical backgrounds narrow decorative borders incorporating gold brown threads coarse off-white fabric backing visible edges.