Fabric fragment, fragments of silk fabrics, patterned brocade with preserved selvedge and drawn thread. Fragment of a brocade with a large repeat, probably a net composition, with stylized plant motifs pomegranate. Brocaded with gold thread in an S braid on a yellow silk core fringed, augmented with drawn gold thread. Colors: cherry red background, yellow and gold ornament. Cherry warp, yellow, gold and natural-colored silk wefts raw silk weft. Green selvedge. Pattern drawing difficult to read due to worn brocades and background wear. Selection width: 0.4–0.5 cm. 16th century, Spain, height 71.5 cm, width 27.5 cm., A worn rectangular textile with frayed edges displayed against a light gray background, showing a pattern of raised decorative shapes in a muted gold color over a faded deep red ground, with areas where the red fibers are disturbed and small holes reveal lighter threads beneath, the fabric surface appearing textured and uneven with loose threads and a few small tears, and th...
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Fabric fragment, fragments of silk fabrics, patterned brocade with preserved selvedge and drawn thread. Fragment of a brocade with a large repeat, probably a net composition, with stylized plant motifs pomegranate. Brocaded with gold thread in an S braid on a yellow silk core fringed, augmented with drawn gold thread. Colors: cherry red background, yellow and gold ornament. Cherry warp, yellow, gold and natural-colored silk wefts raw silk weft. Green selvedge. Pattern drawing difficult to read due to worn brocades and background wear. Selection width: 0.4–0.5 cm. 16th century, Spain, height 71.5 cm, width 27.5 cm., A worn rectangular textile with frayed edges displayed against a light gray background, showing a pattern of raised decorative shapes in a muted gold color over a faded deep red ground, with areas where the red fibers are disturbed and small holes reveal lighter threads beneath, the fabric surface appearing textured and uneven with loose threads and a few small tears, and the overall piece exhibiting irregular borders and slight curling at the edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_402

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Fabric fragment fragments silk fabrics patterned brocade preserved selvedge drawn thread Fragment brocade large repeat net composition stylized plant motifs pomegranate Brocaded gold thread S braid yellow silk core fringed augmented drawn gold thread Colors cherry red background gold ornament Cherry warp gold natural-colored wefts raw weft Green selvedge Pattern drawing difficult read due worn brocades background wear Selection width 0.4–0.5 cm 16th century Spain height 71.5 cm width 27.5 cm worn rectangular textile frayed edges displayed light gray background showing pattern raised decorative shapes muted gold color faded deep red ground areas red fibers disturbed small holes reveal lighter threads beneath fabric surface appearing textured uneven loose threads small tears piece exhibiting irregular borders slight curling edges.

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