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Court rug, woven signature and date at upper edge: JK1834, 1834., Poland. Fabrics; weaving. Height 186 cm, width 416 cm. The central field is filled with motifs of four stylized trees with flowers and leaves, generally fanciful; only the carnation flowers are recognizable. Surrounded by a single-strand border with motifs of stylized flowers, fruit, and leaves arranged in a tendril. Colors: main field background black; borders sandy yellow; ornament in blue, greenish, dirty yellow, sapphire blue, and white. Plant and floral motifs; decorative interior furnishing., A woven textile with a dark background and a pale yellow border, decorated overall with a symmetrical arrangement of stylized floral and foliate motifs. The central dark field contains a few branching stems rendered in muted green and blue, supporting several large, rounded flowers and blossoms in shades of cream, beige, pale blue, soft orange, and light gold, along with smaller buds and leaf shapes in similar colors. The pale yellow border is filled with repeating floral sprays, fan-shaped leaves, and small decorative motifs in blue, cream, beige, soft orange, green, and gold. Fringed edges appear along the bottom, and the textile shows woven texture and slight tonal variations within the yarns.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_126

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Rights managed

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34.4Mb (3.3Mb) / 10.5in x 12.7in / 3152 x 3818 (300dpi)

Keywords

Court rug woven signature date upper edge Jk1834 1834 Poland Fabrics weaving Height 186 cm width 416 cm central field filled motifs four stylized trees flowers leaves generally fanciful carnation flowers recognizable Surrounded single-strand border stylized flowers fruit leaves arranged tendril Colors main field background black borders sandy yellow ornament blue greenish dirty yellow sapphire blue white Plant floral motifs decorative interior furnishing woven textile dark background pale yellow border decorated symmetrical arrangement stylized floral foliate motifs central dark field contains branching stems rendered muted green supporting several large rounded flowers blossoms shades cream beige pale blue soft orange light gold smaller buds leaf shapes colors repeating floral sprays fan-shaped leaves small decorative motifs green gold Fringed edges bottom textile woven texture slight tonal variations within yarns.