Caption

Fragment of pink silk brooch fabric with a fanciful and floral pattern in the Bizarr type. Patterned fabric fragment of silk, early 18th century, France. Motifs: arrangement of intertwining tendrils with fanciful forms — some half-vegetal, half-animal fantastic winged dragons, others topped with sharp edges like poppy-head shafts. Weave/technique: satin with warp cover and simple weave background; other motifs brocaded with metal threads; silver metal thread with a loose braid. Colors: pink background; brocades in silver, green, pale pink. Width of the fabric: 54.5 cm. Reported fragment dimensions: height 60 x width 27 cm; overall fabric height 106 cm, width 54 cm., A rectangular piece of patterned fabric displayed against a dark background, primarily in shades of pale pink and dusky rose with accents of olive green and muted gray; the fabric shows a repeating ornamental design of large, sweeping leaf- and petal-like shapes and curved scalloped motifs, with two prominent irregular olive green areas that resemble stylized foliage, and sinuous vine-like bands with small green diamond accents running diagonally; the surface has visible woven texture, sheen from the material, and areas of wear and fraying along the edges and a vertical seam on the right side where the fabric appears patched or overlaid, plus a few small darker smudges and variations in color across the piece.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_135

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.6Mb (10.2Mb) / 20.0in x 14.7in / 6000 x 4404 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment pink silk brooch fabric fanciful floral pattern Bizarr type Patterned fabric fragment early 18th century France Motifs arrangement intertwining tendrils fanciful forms half-vegetal half-animal fantastic winged dragons topped sharp edges poppy-head shafts Weave technique satin warp cover simple weave background motifs brocaded metal threads silver metal thread loose braid Colors brocades silver green pale pink Width fabric 54.5 cm Reported fragment dimensions height 60 x width 27 cm 106 cm width 54 cm rectangular piece patterned fabric displayed dark background primarily shades dusky rose accents olive green muted gray repeating ornamental design large sweeping leaf- petal- shapes curved scalloped motifs two prominent irregular olive green areas resemble stylized foliage sinuous vine- bands small green diamond accents running diagonally surface visible woven texture sheen material areas wear fraying edges vertical seam right side patched overlaid plus small darker smudges variations color across piece.