Caption

Church napkin. Blue silk rep cloth embroidered with gold thread. In the center, within a radiant halo, a sun with an inscription in Polish: THE BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS IS CHRIST, WHICH PURIFIES US FROM ALL SIN. Corners bear stylized Eastern-style bouquets of flowers, crescents, and stars; similar bouquets at the midpoints of each edge. Along the edges, an inscription in Polish: NOT WITH GOLD, NOT WITH SILVER, NOT WITH THINGS CONTAMINATED, WE REDEEMED YESTESMI, BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, THE UNDAMAGED LAMB. Resplendent fabric density: 36 weft threads and 29–32 warp threads per cm. One workshop edge preserved, the other cut. Embroidery with gold thread on a yellow silk ground laid stitches, stitched with yellow silk thread. 17th/18th century, Poland. Height 67.5 cm, width 57 cm., A rectangular fabric with a pale blue background features golden embroidered decorative elements including a large central sun with radiating rays, several crescent moon shapes, and multiple stylized stars or sunbursts, along with ornamental floral motifs near the corners; a horizontal pale blue band crosses the middle, partially covering the central sun; the edges of the fabric show a border with golden embroidery; the visible colors are pale blue and gold, with small darker spots and slight variations in the blue tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_400

License type

Rights managed

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77.3Mb (6.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Church napkin Blue silk rep cloth embroidered gold thread center within radiant halo sun inscription Polish Blood Our Lord Jesus Christ Purifies Us Sin Corners bear stylized Eastern-style bouquets flowers crescents stars bouquets midpoints edge edges Gold Silver Things Contaminated Redeemed Yestesmi Jesus Christ Undamaged Lamb Resplendent fabric density 36 weft threads 29–32 warp threads cm workshop preserved cut Embroidery yellow silk ground laid stitches stitched yellow silk thread 17th 18th century Poland Height 67.5 cm width 57 cm rectangular fabric pale blue background features golden embroidered decorative elements large central sun radiating rays several crescent moon shapes multiple stylized sunbursts ornamental floral motifs near corners horizontal pale blue band crosses middle partially covering central sun border golden embroidery visible colors pale blue gold small darker spots slight variations blue tone.