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Fabric fragment. Cream silk damask fabric, embroidered and brocaded with colorful threads. Promoting pattern threads: green, light and dark salmon. Brooching thread: gold. Pale cream satin background with weft weave coverings, embroidering, and brocade. Fantastical floral decoration: stylized pomegranates pineapples placed on a winding stem, surrounded by sprigs of smaller flowers; small twigs and leaves of the damask sub-report complement larger motifs brocaded with gold threads. Fabric sewn from two pieces. Composition of the report motifs based on mirror symmetry. Weave: satin weave with warp coverage; pattern creating a sub-report in plain weave; colorful pattern promoted in zones; promoting threads tied in a twill weave introduced two at a time in the interlacing. Date: 1710–1715. Place of origin: France. Materials/technique: silk damask, embroidery, brocade, gold thread. Dimensions: height 33 cm, width 33.5 cm., A worn rectangular fabric sample with alternating horizontal bands of muted pink and sage green, each band featuring ornate floral and foliate woven designs in pale cream and faded gold. The cloth shows frayed edges and several tears and holes, with loose threads and patched seams visible near the center where a narrow vertical strip overlays the pattern. There are areas of discoloration and abrasion, and the overall texture appears aged with weaving detail showing floral motifs, scrolls, and stylized urn-like shapes in the repeating pattern.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_129

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Rights managed

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92.3Mb (11.8Mb) / 17.9in x 20.0in / 5377 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment Cream silk damask fabric embroidered brocaded colorful threads Promoting pattern threads green light dark salmon Brooching thread gold Pale cream satin background weft weave coverings embroidering brocade Fantastical floral decoration stylized pomegranates pineapples placed winding stem surrounded sprigs smaller flowers small twigs leaves damask sub-report complement larger motifs brocaded gold threads Fabric sewn two pieces Composition report motifs based mirror symmetry Weave satin weave warp coverage pattern creating sub-report plain weave colorful promoted zones promoting threads tied twill introduced two time interlacing Date 1710–1715 Place origin France Materials technique silk damask embroidery gold thread Dimensions height 33 cm width 33.5 cm worn rectangular fabric sample alternating horizontal bands muted pink sage green band featuring ornate floral foliate woven designs pale cream faded gold cloth frayed edges several tears holes loose threads patched seams visible near center narrow vertical strip overlays areas discoloration abrasion texture aged weaving detail showing floral motifs scrolls stylized urn- shapes repeating pattern.