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Fabric fragment, silk, Krzeszowice Lesser Poland Voivodeship, fragments of silk patterned fabrics with preserved selvedge, 18th-century silk fabric, floral patterns. Silk fabric fragment with white grosgrain background and a small liseré sub-pattern; colorful floral pattern brocaded with threads in white, light blue, blue, dark blue, dark pink, cherry red, apricot, pale red. Sub-pattern: net-like with small motifs; composed of two intersecting, winding ribbons of tiny blue flowers, one ribbon intersected by multi-tiered bouquets of various flowers in blue, plum, yellow-green. Plot width ?, edge width 0.4 cm. Reported dimensions: height 33 cm x width ? also noted height 106 cm, width 27 cm. 18th century, possibly England., A rectangular piece of fabric with a cream background patterned with a repeating floral design; a few clusters of rounded flowers in purple, yellow, and blue are scattered across the surface, connected by winding garlands of small blue leaves and occasional sprigs with green stems and reddish accents; the weave shows a subtle textured pattern in the cream ground, and the edges of the fabric show slight fraying and small dark blemishes against a dark backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_089

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Rights managed

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34.7Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 6.7in / 6000 x 2024 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment silk Krzeszowice Lesser Poland Voivodeship fragments patterned fabrics preserved selvedge 18th-century silk fabric floral patterns Silk fabric fragment white grosgrain background small liseré sub-pattern colorful floral pattern brocaded threads white light blue blue dark blue dark pink cherry red apricot pale red Sub-pattern net- small motifs composed two intersecting winding ribbons tiny blue flowers ribbon intersected multi-tiered bouquets various flowers plum yellow-green Plot width edge width 0.4 cm Reported dimensions height 33 cm x width also noted 106 cm width 27 cm 18th century England rectangular piece fabric cream background patterned repeating floral design clusters rounded flowers purple yellow scattered across surface connected winding garlands small blue leaves occasional sprigs green stems reddish accents weave subtle textured pattern cream ground edges slight fraying small dark blemishes dark backdrop.