Caption

Fabric fragment, fragment of silk fabric with a pattern of alternating vertical stripes of blue and cream; colorful motifs of small flower sprigs and tiny floral tendrils on the light stripes. 19th century, France. Silk. Height 72 cm, width 32.5 cm., A rectangular piece of fabric with alternating horizontal bands in pale blue and off-white, decorated with a repeating floral motif; the off-white bands contain small embroidered bouquets in colors including pink, yellow, green, and blue, separated by wavy red trim, while a few narrow off-white strips feature a garland of small flowers in shades of rust, brown, and muted red on a dark branch; there is a narrow decorative border with tiny floral clusters in red and yellow against an off-white ground, and the fabric edges show some fraying and a missing corner on one side, all set against a dark background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_188

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.1Mb (4.3Mb) / 20.0in x 9.3in / 6000 x 2804 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment fragment silk fabric pattern alternating vertical stripes blue cream colorful motifs small flower sprigs tiny floral tendrils light stripes 19th century France Silk Height 72 cm width 32.5 cm rectangular piece fabric alternating horizontal bands pale blue off-white decorated repeating floral motif off-white bands contain small embroidered bouquets colors pink yellow green separated wavy red trim narrow off-white strips feature garland small flowers shades rust brown muted red dark branch narrow decorative border tiny floral clusters off-white ground fabric edges fraying missing corner side set dark background.