Caption

Fabric fragment, fragments of silk patterned fabric with preserved pattern. Fragment showing a pattern of leafy twigs tied with a kind of ribbon, arranged in rows with shifts and changes of direction. Colors: white and silver background, silver motifs. Pattern size: 12 x 8.7 cm. 17th century, France. Fabric height 46.5 cm, width 39 cm., A rectangular piece of woven fabric with a beige ground and a repeating decorative motif in a pale silvery gray, laid flat on a dark background; the fabric shows a visible vertical seam a bit off center, some puckering and worn areas, raw fraying edges on the sides, and a textured surface with woven horizontal lines and subtle sheen where the pale silvery gray motif catches the light.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_179

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.6Mb (8.0Mb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4929 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment fragments silk patterned fabric preserved pattern Fragment showing pattern leafy twigs tied kind ribbon arranged rows shifts changes direction Colors white silver background silver motifs Pattern size 17th century France Fabric height 46.5 cm width 39 cm rectangular piece woven fabric beige ground repeating decorative motif pale silvery gray laid flat dark background visible vertical seam bit off center puckering worn areas raw fraying edges sides textured surface woven horizontal lines subtle sheen pale silvery gray motif catches light.