Caption

Saddle pad — kilim in a near-square form with slightly elongated upper corners. Main field: rhomboidal mesh ornament with small meshes; central rectangular shield depicting the Boncza unicorn coat of arms, framed at the top by wide and long labres. Surrounded by a border with acanthus leaf motifs arranged in a tendril. Colors: dark red background; ornament in cream, celadon, and tobacco. Date: 1830s. Place of origin: Poland. Material: fabrics. Dimensions: height 248 cm, width 235 cm., A rectangular textile with a dominant red field and a patterned lattice of lighter lines filling the central area, bordered by a wide red band decorated with scrolling floral and acanthus motifs in shades of gold, ochre, and pale cream, with the border motifs repeated along all sides; in the center sits an ornate symmetrical emblem formed of pale cream and gold embroidered foliage and scrollwork surrounding a plain pale rectangular panel, and the lower edge of the textile has a curved cutout with matching decorative motifs; the overall background behind the textile is a flat neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_398

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.7Mb (5.4Mb) / 16.6in x 18.6in / 4992 x 5582 (300dpi)

Keywords

Saddle pad kilim near-square form slightly elongated upper corners Main field rhomboidal mesh ornament small meshes central rectangular shield depicting Boncza unicorn coat arms framed top wide long labres Surrounded border acanthus leaf motifs arranged tendril Colors dark red background ornament cream celadon tobacco Date 1830s Place origin Poland Material fabrics Dimensions height 248 cm width 235 cm rectangular textile dominant red field patterned lattice lighter lines filling central area bordered wide red band decorated scrolling floral acanthus motifs shades gold ochre pale cream border motifs repeated sides center sits ornate symmetrical emblem formed embroidered foliage scrollwork surrounding plain pale rectangular panel lower edge textile curved cutout matching decorative motifs background flat neutral gray.