Caption

Textile belt, 19th century, Kraków. Belt made of solid fabric with the Polish Eagle at the ends. Sewn on morocco leather, fastened at the back, imitation lacing at the front. Length 86 cm, width 7.5 cm. Keywords: belts, Polish clothing, kontusz belt, fashion accessory, men's clothing accessory, eagles, national costume, Poland., A woven textile band laid flat on a pale background, composed of a horizontal section with two long vertical tails hanging down, each tail ending in a fringe; the fabric is primarily gold with woven narrow stripes in blue and red running along the edges and diagonally where pieces overlap, a small patch of muted red visible near the center where layers meet, and a few areas of lighter wear on the tails showing pale irregular marks.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_492

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Keywords

Textile belt 19th century Kraków Belt solid fabric Polish Eagle ends Sewn morocco leather fastened back imitation lacing front Length 86 cm width 7.5 cm Keywords belts Polish clothing kontusz belt fashion accessory men's clothing accessory eagles national costume Poland woven textile band laid flat pale background composed horizontal section two long vertical tails hanging down tail ending fringe fabric primarily gold woven narrow stripes blue red running edges diagonally pieces overlap small patch muted red visible near center layers meet areas lighter wear tails showing pale irregular marks.