Caption

Figural tapestry, flowers, leaves, floral ornaments, garlands. In the center, a large bouquet of flowers sits on a bridge with a fanciful balustrade, above which is a floral garland with a hanging bouquet; at the bottom are volutes and flowers. The border is composed of volutes, rocailles, and flowers, and around the bridge are tall reeds. Colors: beige, pink, light green, and red. Circa mid-18th century. Fabric. Height 302 cm, width 123 cm., A rectangular textile panel with an ornate floral tapestry design featuring a central field in a light beige color surrounded by a wide decorative border in deep red and muted orange; the tapestry shows a vertical arrangement of floral bouquets and garlands in shades of pink, rose, cream, pale yellow, and green with leafy accents in various greens and olive tones; scrolling acanthus-like motifs in warm peach and coral frame the central area and are repeated along the sides and corners, integrating clusters of flowers in pale cream, pink, and red; the lower area includes a stylized architectural element in pale peach tones behind more dense floral groupings, while the top has a shell-shaped cartouche motif in peach and coral; the overall palette combines soft neutrals with richer accents of red, pink, coral, peach, cream, and green against the beige background, and the piece is edged with a narrow border in orange.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_077

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.3Mb (6.6Mb) / 10.4in x 20.0in / 3107 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figural tapestry flowers leaves floral ornaments garlands center large bouquet flowers sits bridge fanciful balustrade floral garland hanging bouquet bottom volutes border composed rocailles tall reeds Colors beige pink light green red Circa mid-18th century Fabric Height 302 cm width 123 cm rectangular textile panel ornate floral tapestry design featuring central field light color surrounded wide decorative border deep red muted orange tapestry vertical arrangement floral bouquets shades rose cream pale yellow green leafy accents various greens olive tones scrolling acanthus- motifs warm peach coral frame central area repeated sides corners integrating clusters pale cream lower area includes stylized architectural element pale peach tones dense floral groupings top shell-shaped cartouche motif peach coral palette combines soft neutrals richer accents beige background piece edged narrow border orange.