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Church napkin. Linen napkin with a rare plain weave 34 warp and weft threads per 1 cm, embroidered with gold thread using pierced stitches. Double-sided embroidery, executed with the same precision on the right and left sides; only the letters indicate the right side. Gold thread on a natural-colored silk ground. In the center, in an oval formed by crossed palm branches, the Paschal Lamb with a labarum. Below is the inscription: BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD / S. JOHN in Chapter I. The field is filled with stars rhythmically arranged in 9 rows. Small, stylized Persian-style flower sprigs are placed along the edges. Edges are rolled up by approx. 2 mm. 17th century, Poland. Height 79 cm, width 83 cm., A square off-white cloth with a slightly wrinkled texture laid flat against a light gray background, decorated with a repeated motif of small eight-pointed stars in a brownish-golden thread scattered across the surface and a wreath-like oval embroidered near the center enclosing a small animal figure stitched in similar brownish-golden tones, surrounded by a ring of leafy branches; a few floral corner and edge motifs embroidered in the same brownish-golden thread appear along the perimeter, and the cloth shows subtle fold lines and slight variations in the off-white fabric color.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_039

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Rights managed

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79.3Mb (6.0Mb) / 20.0in x 15.4in / 6000 x 4622 (300dpi)

Keywords

Church napkin Linen napkin rare plain weave 34 warp weft threads 1 cm embroidered gold thread using pierced stitches Double-sided embroidery executed precision right left sides letters indicate right side Gold thread natural-colored silk ground center oval formed crossed palm branches Paschal Lamb labarum inscription Behold Lamb God Takes Away Sin World S John Chapter I field filled stars rhythmically arranged 9 rows Small stylized Persian-style flower sprigs placed edges Edges rolled up approx 2 mm 17th century Poland Height 79 cm width 83 cm square off-white cloth slightly wrinkled texture laid flat light gray background decorated repeated motif small eight-pointed stars brownish-golden thread scattered across surface wreath- oval near center enclosing small animal figure stitched brownish-golden tones surrounded ring leafy branches floral corner edge motifs embroidered perimeter cloth subtle fold lines slight variations off-white fabric color.