Caption

Fabric fragment, silk fabric fragment, patterned silk, 18th century, France. Preservation: fragments with preserved selvedge edge width 0.7 cm. White background with a grosgrain weave Gros de Tours with a small liseré motif, brocaded with colorful threads depicting delicate rose twigs and silver twisting vine-ribbons. Brocade thread colors: green, celadon, lemon, pale pink, pale blue, raspberry, plum, paint. Metal threads: silver lamellar, frisé silver, and metal thread with silver braid S. Dimensions: length 39 cm report, overall height 98 cm, width 23 cm., A rectangular piece of light-colored fabric lies flat against a dark background, with frayed edges and a narrow strip folded at one end; scattered across the fabric are a few floral motifs rendered in painted and stitched textures showing greens, blues, purples, yellows, and browns, with some areas of loose thread and faint pencil or ink sketch lines tracing leaf and stem shapes; the fabric surface shows slight creases and irregularities, and several motifs repeat at intervals across the width.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_120

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.1Mb (4.3Mb) / 20.0in x 6.8in / 6000 x 2046 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment silk fabric fragment patterned silk 18th century France Preservation fragments preserved selvedge edge width 0.7 cm White background grosgrain weave Gros de Tours small liseré motif brocaded colorful threads depicting delicate rose twigs silver twisting vine-ribbons Brocade thread colors green celadon lemon pale pink pale blue raspberry plum paint Metal threads silver lamellar frisé silver metal thread braid S Dimensions length 39 cm report height 98 cm width 23 cm rectangular piece light-colored fabric lies flat dark background frayed edges narrow strip folded scattered across fabric floral motifs rendered painted stitched textures showing greens blues purples yellows browns areas loose thread faint pencil ink sketch lines tracing leaf stem shapes fabric surface slight creases irregularities several motifs repeat intervals across width.