Caption

Fabric fragment. Fragments of silk patterned fabric with plant patterns; stripe decorated with colorful threads. Red satin background with motifs worked in green, white, and pink threads in a weft weave. Design consists of twigs with fanciful flowers of various species placed in cup-shaped forms; pattern size larger than preserved fragment. Motifs in the bizarre type of fabrics. Selvedge width: 0.4 cm red and white threads. Early 18th century, Italy. Height 36 cm, width 22 cm., A worn textile fragment with a dark background showing a floral damask pattern on a deep reddish-brown ground, featuring a group of pale beige ornamental leaves and flowers woven throughout and a few green leaves and floral accents; the fabric edges are frayed and irregular with some missing sections, and loose threads extend from the sides.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_125

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.8Mb (4.8Mb) / 11.4in x 20.0in / 3423 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment Fragments silk patterned fabric plant patterns stripe decorated colorful threads Red satin background motifs worked green white pink threads weft weave Design consists twigs fanciful flowers various species placed cup-shaped forms pattern size larger preserved fragment Motifs bizarre type fabrics Selvedge width 0.4 cm red white threads Early 18th century Italy Height 36 cm width 22 cm worn textile fragment dark background showing floral damask pattern deep reddish-brown ground featuring group pale beige ornamental leaves flowers woven green leaves floral accents fabric edges frayed irregular missing sections loose threads extend sides.