Caption

Rug with the Potocki and Mniszech coats of arms. 1st half of the 18th century. Poland Brody ?. Materials: fabrics; height 232 cm, width 158 cm. Features: cartouche under a crown without jewels surrounded by panoplies, next to barrels and spheres; Pilawa Potocki and Mniszech coats of arms and feathers; panoply ornament, maces. Central field decorated with palmettes, small rosettes, and corner sections of large palmettes; four palmettes at top and bottom. Wide three-banded border: two narrow outer bands with geometric motifs and a wide middle band with geometric floral motifs. Colors: off-white background, yellow, green, blue, light blue. Style/ influences: patterns, palmettes and wide border inspired by Turkish carpetmaking; colors and ornamentation refer to contemporary European embroidery. Function: interior furnishing, decorative rug., A rectangular woven rug with an ornate patterned border surrounding a lighter central field, showing a palette of muted gold, beige, blue, gray, and cream; the border features intricate symmetrical floral and geometric motifs in gold and blue on a beige background, while the central area contains stylized floral medallions and small floral clusters in blue and gold on a cream-beige field, plus a larger central blue shield-like emblem topped by a crown-like motif and flanked by ribbon-like and leaf shapes, with additional decorative elements such as barrel-shaped forms and small round accents arranged above and below the central emblem.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_121

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69.5Mb (8.2Mb) / 13.5in x 20.0in / 4049 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rug Potocki Mniszech coats arms 1st half 18th century Poland Brody Materials fabrics height 232 cm width 158 cm Features cartouche under crown jewels surrounded panoplies next barrels spheres Pilawa Potocki feathers panoply ornament maces Central field decorated palmettes small rosettes corner sections large palmettes four palmettes top bottom Wide three-banded border two narrow outer bands geometric motifs wide middle band geometric floral motifs Colors off-white background yellow green blue light blue Style influences patterns wide border inspired Turkish carpetmaking colors ornamentation refer contemporary European embroidery Function interior furnishing decorative rug rectangular woven rug ornate patterned border surrounding lighter central field showing palette muted gold beige gray cream border features intricate symmetrical floral gold beige background central area contains stylized floral medallions small floral clusters cream-beige field plus larger central blue shield- emblem topped crown- motif flanked ribbon- leaf shapes additional decorative elements barrel-shaped forms small round accents arranged central emblem.