Caption

Church napkin, church paraments; Evangelical church Sielec furnishings. Embroidered thin white cotton fabric with fine floral pattern in yellow and gold; edged on one side with a very narrow strip of plant twig motif in yellow and gold. Flowers, leaves, plant ornaments; sacred art. 1st half of the 18th century, Poland. Height 327 cm, width 280 cm., A flat rectangular textile arranged in a cross-like shape on a dark background, the fabric appears off-white with a subtle woven texture and small scattered lighter spots; the cloth shows soft wrinkles and a few faint irregular marks, and there is a small rectangular lighter patch near the center; the background is a deep dark gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_011

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Rights managed

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89.4Mb (2.6Mb) / 20.0in x 17.4in / 6000 x 5208 (300dpi)

Keywords

Church napkin church paraments Evangelical church Sielec furnishings Embroidered thin white cotton fabric fine floral pattern yellow gold edged side narrow strip plant twig motif Flowers leaves plant ornaments sacred art 1st half 18th century Poland Height 327 cm width 280 cm flat rectangular textile arranged cross- shape dark background fabric off-white subtle woven texture small scattered lighter spots cloth soft wrinkles faint irregular marks small rectangular lighter patch near center background deep dark gray.