Caption

Fragment of white silk grosgrain brocaded with colorful threads and silver stitching; brocade threads include silver stitching, silver metal thread, light celadon, green, grass green, burgundy, apricot, dark pink. Grosgrain background brocaded with small twigs with twining shoots and fancy flowers; drawing includes a rhomboidal mesh net. 18th century, France. Fabric fragment, height 31 cm, width 23.9 cm., A worn rectangular fabric fragment with frayed edges sits against a dark background, showing a faded cream base with a floral embroidered pattern in green, pink, burgundy, and pale brown, including stems, leaves, and blossoms; areas of the fabric have small tears and worn spots revealing lighter and slightly bluish threads, and there are a few scattered darker smudges and thin loose fibers along the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_042

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.9Mb (5.0Mb) / 20.0in x 13.2in / 6000 x 3953 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment white silk grosgrain brocaded colorful threads silver stitching brocade threads include silver metal thread light celadon green grass green burgundy apricot dark pink Grosgrain background brocaded small twigs twining shoots fancy flowers drawing includes rhomboidal mesh net 18th century France Fabric fragment height 31 cm width 23.9 cm worn rectangular fabric fragment frayed edges sits dark background showing faded cream base floral embroidered pattern pink pale brown stems leaves blossoms areas small tears worn spots revealing lighter slightly bluish threads scattered darker smudges thin loose fibers edges.