Fragment of upholstery fabric, silk and cotton brocade, cream grosgrain ground brocaded with colorful threads in floral and fantastic motifs. Pattern of winding twigs with fanciful flowers and plumes of leaves resembling bird wings. Possibly 18th–early 19th century ca. 1760–1814 France. Dimensions: height approx. 64–71 cm x width 32 cm; edge width 0.9 cm. Threads: red, dark and light pink, dark and light brown, damp green, blue, silver metal, and copper metal. Fabric has preserved selvedge., A rectangular piece of fabric with frayed edges laid on a dark background, showing a floral woven pattern in colors including cream, gold, pink, purple, green, grey, and burgundy; large stylized flowers and leaves connected by sinuous stems form a repeating motif, with some flowers composed of layered petal shapes in pink and burgundy, others with fan-like purple and grey petals, and decorative golden-brown foliage weaving throughout; the fabric surface shows areas of sheen and subtle diagonal text...
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Fragment of upholstery fabric, silk and cotton brocade, cream grosgrain ground brocaded with colorful threads in floral and fantastic motifs. Pattern of winding twigs with fanciful flowers and plumes of leaves resembling bird wings. Possibly 18th–early 19th century ca. 1760–1814 France. Dimensions: height approx. 64–71 cm x width 32 cm; edge width 0.9 cm. Threads: red, dark and light pink, dark and light brown, damp green, blue, silver metal, and copper metal. Fabric has preserved selvedge., A rectangular piece of fabric with frayed edges laid on a dark background, showing a floral woven pattern in colors including cream, gold, pink, purple, green, grey, and burgundy; large stylized flowers and leaves connected by sinuous stems form a repeating motif, with some flowers composed of layered petal shapes in pink and burgundy, others with fan-like purple and grey petals, and decorative golden-brown foliage weaving throughout; the fabric surface shows areas of sheen and subtle diagonal texture, plus a few small worn spots and loose threads along the borders.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Fragment upholstery fabric silk cotton brocade cream grosgrain ground brocaded colorful threads floral fantastic motifs Pattern winding twigs fanciful flowers plumes leaves resembling bird wings 18th–early 19th century ca 1760–1814 France Dimensions height approx 64–71 cm x width 32 cm edge 0.9 cm Threads red dark light pink light brown damp green blue silver metal copper metal Fabric preserved selvedge rectangular piece fabric frayed edges laid dark background showing floral woven pattern colors cream gold pink purple green grey burgundy large stylized flowers leaves connected sinuous stems form repeating motif flowers composed layered petal shapes fan- grey petals decorative golden-brown foliage weaving fabric surface areas sheen subtle diagonal texture plus small worn spots loose threads borders.

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