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Fabric fragment, fragments of silk fabrics, patterned fabrics, fragments of a larger textile object, fragments of unsewn liturgical garments, 18th-century French silk fabrics with floral and plant patterns; Blue-pink brocaded and embroidered grosgrain. Pattern created by thicker and thinner embroidered stripes, a lace ribbon winding in the background brocaded with white weft, and larger and smaller bouquets of roses brocaded with colored wefts. Colors: pink-blue background blue and pink warp. Brocading: white, celadon, pale green, pale anguere, brownish-brown, grass green. Warp embellishments: white, blue, graphite. Sub-weft embellished with white weft. Selvedge width 0.7 cm; piece width 54 cm; pattern repeat 54 x 38.5 cm. 18th century, France. Height 67 cm, width 54 cm., A worn rectangular piece of fabric with irregular edges laid on a dark background, showing a faded pale gray-beige ground with a repeating floral pattern; several clusters of small flowers in muted greens, blues, pinks, and cream are scattered across the surface, accompanied by slender leafy stems in olive and sage tones; there are horizontal bands of slightly lighter beige with ribbed texture running across the fabric, and a few thin pale stitched lines separating areas; the textile surface shows creases, small tears, and darker smudges and stains in brown and faint reddish tones, with some areas of surface abrasion revealing slightly darker underlayers.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_134

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84.6Mb (6.9Mb) / 20.0in x 16.4in / 6000 x 4929 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment fragments silk fabrics patterned fabrics larger textile object unsewn liturgical garments 18th-century French silk fabrics floral plant patterns Blue-pink brocaded embroidered grosgrain Pattern created thicker thinner embroidered stripes lace ribbon winding background brocaded white weft larger smaller bouquets roses brocaded colored wefts Colors pink-blue background blue pink warp Brocading white celadon pale green pale anguere brownish-brown grass green Warp embellishments blue graphite Sub-weft embellished Selvedge width 0.7 cm piece 54 cm pattern repeat 18th century France Height 67 cm width 54 cm worn rectangular piece fabric irregular edges laid dark background showing faded pale gray-beige ground repeating floral pattern several clusters small flowers muted greens blues pinks cream scattered across surface accompanied slender leafy stems olive sage tones horizontal bands slightly lighter beige ribbed texture running across thin pale stitched lines separating areas textile surface creases small tears darker smudges stains brown faint reddish tones surface abrasion revealing slightly darker underlayers.