Caption

Kontusz belt; bipartite heads with a flower bush motif. The stripe is alternately plain and with a floral tendril motif. I - The background of the heads, border, and stripes with tendril is cream-silver, the ornament brown. The smooth stripes are half blue and half red. II - The background of the heads, border, and stripes with tendril is brown, the ornament silver-cream. The smooth stripes are half green and half cream. No fringes. 18th century, Lyon. Clothing accessory for Polish national costume. Length 366 cm, width 32 cm., Two vertical fabric panels hang side by side against a light background. The left panel features alternating horizontal bands of muted red and pale blue separated by cream bands patterned with small dark floral motifs, and a dark floral border along the sides; its lower section shows a cream field with two stylized dark floral tree motifs and a decorative border at the bottom with frayed edges. The right panel displays alternating horizontal bands of light green and cream separated by dark bands with small cream floral motifs, a dark floral border along the sides, and a lower dark field with two cream stylized floral tree motifs and a finished hem at the bottom. The visible colors include cream, dark brown or black, muted red, pale blue, light green, and small accents of off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_170

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.1Mb (9.2Mb) / 16.3in x 20.0in / 4899 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt bipartite heads flower bush motif stripe alternately plain floral tendril motif I - background heads border stripes cream-silver ornament brown smooth stripes half blue half red Ii - brown ornament silver-cream half green half cream No fringes 18th century Lyon Clothing accessory Polish national costume Length 366 cm width 32 cm Two vertical fabric panels hang side side light background left panel features alternating horizontal bands muted red pale blue separated cream bands patterned small dark floral motifs dark floral border sides lower section cream field two stylized dark floral tree motifs decorative border bottom frayed edges right panel displays light green cream separated dark bands small cream floral motifs lower dark field two cream floral tree motifs finished hem visible colors include cream dark brown black pale blue small accents off-white.