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Fabric fragment, lamé fabric, fragments of silk fabrics, patterned fabrics, silk fabrics, fabrics with preserved reports, floral patterns, Italian fabrics. Color: blue background, brocaded with metal thread. Report: 14.5 x 6.5. LISERE BASE, BOARDED AND BOOKLETED Construction: Weft grosgrain background with a blue silk warp and a silk weft with a bundle of blue and white threads. Liseré technique with the basic weft. A prominent drawn gold plate – lamella – is attached to every fourth weft thread. Brooching thread with a loose braid of gold plate on a yellow silk base. Design: Report - length 13 cm, width 6.5 cm. Blue background with finely wavy lines shimmering in shades of blue and white running along the length of the fabric. Against this background, small floral projections single calyxes on short leafy stems in two similar forms, arranged in rows, shifted by half a repeat and facing right or left. 1st half of the 17th century, Italy; fabrics, height 78.5 cm, width 23.5 cm., A woven textile with a blue background featuring a repeating floral motif in a golden color, with the blue area showing lighter blue and gray wavy stitched lines and small irregular light flecks throughout.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_373

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33.7Mb (4.3Mb) / 10.8in x 12.1in / 3241 x 3634 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment lamé fabric fragments silk fabrics patterned fabrics fabrics preserved reports floral patterns Italian fabrics Color blue background brocaded metal thread Report 14.5 x 6.5 Lisere Base Boarded BOOKLETED Construction Weft grosgrain background blue silk warp silk weft bundle white threads Liseré technique basic weft prominent drawn gold plate – lamella – attached every fourth weft thread Brooching thread loose braid gold plate yellow base Design Report - length 13 cm width 6.5 cm Blue background finely wavy lines shimmering shades white running length fabric background small floral projections single calyxes short leafy stems two forms arranged rows shifted half repeat facing right left 1st half 17th century Italy height 78.5 cm width 23.5 cm woven textile blue background featuring repeating floral motif golden color blue area showing lighter blue gray wavy stitched lines small irregular light flecks .