Caption

Fragment of cordovan leather, cordovan leather, flowers, fruit, butterflies, Scheele, Stanislaw fl. ca. 1919, furniture upholstery, Seat or backrest of a chair made of embossed, painted, and gilded leather. The entire surface of the leather is filled with floral and fruit decoration. Leafy branches with small flowers and fruit, on and between which are placed small insects butterflies and flies. The background of the entire decoration is textured with a fine mesh of lines enclosed in triangles. 17th/18th century, Europe, varia. Height 32 cm, width 44 cm., A rectangular piece of patterned material with irregular torn edges, showing a dense floral and foliage design in shades of gold, brown, dark green, and muted reddish tones on a textured dark background; the surface features a repeating pattern of leaves, stylized flowers, and round fruit-like shapes, with some areas appearing worn or darker and a few places showing small holes or frayed edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_066

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.2Mb (5.7Mb) / 15.6in x 11.5in / 4692 x 3438 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment cordovan leather flowers fruit butterflies Scheele Stanislaw fl ca 1919 furniture upholstery Seat backrest chair embossed painted gilded leather entire surface leather filled floral fruit decoration Leafy branches small flowers placed small insects butterflies flies background entire decoration textured fine mesh lines enclosed triangles 17th 18th century Europe varia Height 32 cm width 44 cm rectangular piece patterned material irregular torn edges showing dense floral foliage design shades gold brown dark green muted reddish tones textured dark background surface features repeating pattern leaves stylized flowers round fruit- shapes areas appearing worn darker places small holes frayed edges.