Caption

Chasuble, Liturgical vestment, 1797, Poland. The back features a column embroidered with colorful silks of large flowers on a gold background; the sides are amaranth silk taffeta and the front sides red taffeta. The columns are embroidered on a gold background in zigzag twig patterns with large stylized flowers. Trimmed with silver braid in a diamond pattern with gold stripes. Cotton lining. Dimensions: length 114 cm, width 73 cm back., A textile panel with a central decorative vertical band flanked by two large pink panels; the pink areas are slightly wrinkled and show variations of lighter and darker pink. The central band has a gold background with embroidered floral motifs in colors including green, yellow, blue, white, and pink, and includes leaves and stylized blossoms. The top of the textile forms a pointed shape and the edges are trimmed with a frayed gold border. The surface shows signs of wear and some loose threads.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_449

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Rights managed

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77.3Mb (7.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chasuble Liturgical vestment 1797 Poland back features column embroidered colorful silks large flowers gold background sides amaranth silk taffeta front sides red taffeta columns embroidered zigzag twig patterns large stylized flowers Trimmed silver braid diamond pattern gold stripes Cotton lining Dimensions length 114 cm width 73 cm back textile panel central decorative vertical band flanked two large pink panels pink areas slightly wrinkled variations lighter darker pink central band embroidered floral motifs colors green yellow blue white includes leaves stylized blossoms top textile forms pointed shape edges trimmed frayed gold border surface signs wear loose threads.