Caption

Kontusz belt, flower bushes ornament, double-sided belt, plant ornaments, Polish costume, Poland culture, half-solid belt, kontusz belt, bipartite heads with an ornament of stylized flower bouquets, plain belts and belts with serrated ribbon, wreath edging. Colors: gold, silver, blue, black. 2nd half of the 18th century, Lyon. Clothing accessory, national costume. Length 360 cm, width 35 cm., A pair of long woven textiles displayed side by side, each with horizontal banding and decorative borders; the left textile shows alternating deep red and beige wavy stripes with a beige border patterned in blue, and a lower panel featuring a beige field with two stylized floral motifs in blue and a fringe of beige threads, while the right textile displays alternating dark blue and beige wavy stripes with a matching beige border patterned in blue, and a lower panel with a dark blue field containing two stylized floral motifs in beige and a fringe of beige threads.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24.3Mb (3.1Mb) / 8.9in x 10.5in / 2681 x 3162 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt flower bushes ornament double-sided belt plant ornaments Polish costume Poland culture half-solid belt kontusz belt bipartite heads ornament stylized flower bouquets plain belts belts serrated ribbon wreath edging Colors gold silver blue black 2nd half 18th century Lyon Clothing accessory national costume Length 360 cm width 35 cm pair long woven textiles displayed side horizontal banding decorative borders left textile alternating deep red beige wavy stripes beige border patterned lower panel featuring beige field two stylized floral motifs fringe beige threads right textile displays alternating dark blue matching beige border patterned lower panel dark blue field containing beige threads.