Caption

Fabric fragment, silk damask fragment, patterned floral motifs, preserved selvedge. Yellow damask with floral bouquet motifs on a background filled with a zigzag ornament. Background woven in warp satin 7/1; pattern executed in gros de Tours. Motif height 47 cm; selvedge width 0.8 cm threads: white, yellow, green. Overall fragment height reported 47 cm. Ca. mid-18th century, possibly France. Reported fabric dimensions: height 101 cm, width 20 cm., A long rectangular textile sample with a floral damask pattern sits against a dark background; the fabric is predominantly golden yellow with areas of slightly darker yellow forming large stylized flower and leaf motifs and textured chevron-like fields, and the edges show frayed threads on one side and a finished narrow hem on the opposite side.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_191

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.9Mb (3.2Mb) / 20.0in x 5.2in / 6000 x 1565 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fabric fragment silk damask fragment patterned floral motifs preserved selvedge Yellow damask floral bouquet motifs background filled zigzag ornament Background woven warp satin 7 1 pattern executed gros de Tours Motif height 47 cm selvedge width 0.8 cm threads white yellow green fragment reported 47 cm Ca mid-18th century France Reported fabric dimensions 101 cm width 20 cm long rectangular textile sample floral damask pattern sits dark background fabric predominantly golden yellow areas slightly darker forming large stylized flower leaf motifs textured chevron- fields edges frayed threads side finished narrow hem opposite side.