Caption

Fabric fragment, fragments of silk fabrics, patterned fabrics, floral patterns, 18th-century silk fabric, grosgrain background - white; pattern brocaded with colorful threads: pale pink, rusty red, muted red, pea green. Design: Flowers with large, fanciful calyxes resembling a blooming tulip, with small blossoms spilling out from the piled-up petals. Stems with fanciful leaves, adorned with tiny buds. 18th century, France. Height 20 cm, width 20 cm., A square textile fragment with a light beige background set against a dark backdrop, showing a large stylized flower with sweeping, curved petals in shades of muted pink and dusty red with subtle beige highlights, accompanied by a cluster of small rounded shapes in bluish green and dark green. Surrounding foliage includes elongated leaves and stems in olive green and darker green tones, and a few small rounded blossoms in a pale beige with green centers. The fabric shows woven texture and slight wear with some frayed edges and loose threads, and there are variations in the beige ground creating a subtly mottled look.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_043

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 12.1in x 11.9in / 3639 x 3572 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment fragments silk fabrics patterned fabrics floral patterns 18th-century silk fabric grosgrain background - white pattern brocaded colorful threads pale pink rusty red muted red pea green Design Flowers large fanciful calyxes resembling blooming tulip small blossoms spilling piled-up petals Stems fanciful leaves adorned tiny buds 18th century France Height 20 cm width 20 cm square textile fragment light beige background set dark backdrop showing stylized flower sweeping curved petals shades muted pink dusty red subtle highlights accompanied cluster small rounded shapes bluish green dark green Surrounding foliage includes elongated leaves stems olive green darker green tones blossoms pale beige green centers woven texture slight wear frayed edges loose threads variations beige ground creating subtly mottled look.