Caption

Cope, repossession provenance; clothing accessory; Henryków German: Heinrichau; In the cartouche there are two shields with the monograms CH and DL. Around it are flowers, leaves, and cartouches winding on long stems. Around the edges is a border with a floral tendril motif. Early 18th century, Saxony; fabrics; height 103 cm, width 96 cm, The image shows a large rectangular textile with an overall beige background and intricate off-white embroidered patterns; the design features a central circular medallion with ornate scrolls and laurel-like motifs, surrounded by a symmetrical arrangement of floral and foliate elements, curved vine-like shapes, shield-like forms, and scalloped panels; a decorative border runs along the edges with repeating floral motifs and small ornamental panels; the embroidery creates subtle raised texture and tonal contrast against the beige ground, and the colors visible are beige and off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_333

License type

Rights managed

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80.0Mb (7.0Mb) / 17.1in x 18.2in / 5132 x 5451 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cope repossession provenance clothing accessory Henryków German Heinrichau cartouche two shields monograms CH Dl flowers leaves cartouches winding long stems edges border floral tendril motif Early 18th century Saxony fabrics height 103 cm width 96 cm image large rectangular textile beige background intricate off-white embroidered patterns design features central circular medallion ornate scrolls laurel- motifs surrounded symmetrical arrangement floral foliate elements curved vine- shapes shield- forms scalloped panels decorative border runs repeating floral motifs small ornamental panels embroidery creates subtle raised texture tonal contrast beige ground colors visible beige off-white.