Fabric fragment, fragments of silk patterned fabric, two-color damask, 1st half of the 18th century, France . Salmon-pink plain-weave background with pearly-blue decoration. Two warp colors pink and blue and two weft colors pink and blue. Subornament formed by released warp thread in the background color; in the pattern area the subornament drawing is not connected to the wefts by any weave. Pattern: winding lace ribbon subornament with large and small flowers on winding stems—peonies or roses; stripes and floral motifs. Height 74 cm; edge 0.5 cm; other dimensions unspecified., A rectangular piece of patterned fabric with a faded floral brocade design lies against a dark background; the fabric shows a palette of muted pink, pale blue, beige, and hints of gold, with areas of wear and slight discoloration creating darker beige and brownish smudges; the woven floral motifs include a group of stylized blossoms and leaves repeated across the surface, and the edges of the fabric are frayed w...
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Fabric fragment, fragments of silk patterned fabric, two-color damask, 1st half of the 18th century, France . Salmon-pink plain-weave background with pearly-blue decoration. Two warp colors pink and blue and two weft colors pink and blue. Subornament formed by released warp thread in the background color; in the pattern area the subornament drawing is not connected to the wefts by any weave. Pattern: winding lace ribbon subornament with large and small flowers on winding stems—peonies or roses; stripes and floral motifs. Height 74 cm; edge 0.5 cm; other dimensions unspecified., A rectangular piece of patterned fabric with a faded floral brocade design lies against a dark background; the fabric shows a palette of muted pink, pale blue, beige, and hints of gold, with areas of wear and slight discoloration creating darker beige and brownish smudges; the woven floral motifs include a group of stylized blossoms and leaves repeated across the surface, and the edges of the fabric are frayed with loose threads visible at the corners and along the sides.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_175

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Fabric fragment fragments silk patterned fabric two-color damask 1st half 18th century France Salmon-pink plain-weave background pearly-blue decoration Two warp colors pink blue two weft colors pink Subornament formed released warp thread background color pattern area subornament drawing connected wefts any weave Pattern winding lace ribbon subornament large small flowers winding stems peonies roses stripes floral motifs Height 74 cm edge 0.5 cm dimensions unspecified rectangular piece patterned fabric faded floral brocade design lies dark background palette muted pink pale blue beige hints gold areas wear slight discoloration creating darker beige brownish smudges woven floral motifs include group stylized blossoms leaves repeated across surface edges frayed loose threads visible corners sides.

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