Caption

Fragment of silk fabric, fragments of a larger textile object, patterned silk fabric, 18th century; Droguet maurois sur fond taffeta, à petits dessins liserés. Dimensions: 5.5 x 7 cm. A drawing of a similar pattern appears in J. Paulet's L'Art du fabricant d'étoffes de soie 1789, fig. 195. Additional dimensions noted: height 38 cm, width 19 cm., A rectangular piece of light-colored fabric with a subtle floral woven pattern lies against a dark background; the fabric shows frayed edges and a few horizontal seams, with several small slits and worn areas scattered across its surface, and a small cluster of attached paper tags at one corner. The visible colors are pale cream, off-white, beige, a few touches of light gray, dark gray in the background, and a small area with a pinkish hue on one of the tags.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_187

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48.6Mb (6.7Mb) / 9.4in x 20.0in / 2830 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment silk fabric fragments larger textile object patterned silk fabric 18th century Droguet maurois fond taffeta à petits dessins liserés Dimensions 5.5 x 7 cm drawing pattern J Paulet's L'Art du fabricant d'étoffes de soie 1789 fig 195 Additional dimensions noted height 38 cm width 19 cm rectangular piece light-colored fabric subtle floral woven pattern lies dark background fabric frayed edges horizontal seams several small slits worn areas scattered across surface small cluster attached paper tags corner visible colors pale cream off-white beige touches light gray dark gray background small area pinkish hue tags.