Caption

Church napkin; unknown creator; church paraments; Evangelical churches furnishings; Sereje Serejai, Lithuania furnishings; flowers, leaves, plant ornaments; sacred art; churches and chapels furnishings; 17th century, Italy place of origin; fabric; height 180 cm, width 301 cm., A large fabric garment laid flat with a T-shaped form, showing a wide horizontal section and a narrower vertical section extending downward; the fabric appears wrinkled and worn with several frayed edges and loose threads hanging from the lower and side hems. The textile is predominantly light green with areas of slightly darker green shading and a subtle sheen, and it features a repeated floral or leaf-like woven pattern in a paler green that contrasts gently with the background. The surface shows irregular discolorations and small patches where the weave looks thinner or distressed, and the top center edge has a small worn strip with a tan-brown interior visible. The background behind the garment is a smooth, pale neutral color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_018

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (4.0Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Church napkin unknown creator church paraments Evangelical churches furnishings Sereje Serejai Lithuania furnishings flowers leaves plant ornaments sacred art churches chapels furnishings 17th century Italy place origin fabric height 180 cm width 301 cm large fabric garment laid flat T-shaped form showing wide horizontal section narrower vertical section extending downward wrinkled worn several frayed edges loose threads hanging lower side hems textile predominantly light green areas slightly darker green shading subtle sheen features repeated floral leaf- woven pattern paler green contrasts gently background surface irregular discolorations small patches weave looks thinner distressed top center edge small worn strip tan-brown interior visible garment smooth pale neutral color.