Caption

Church napkin made of linen fabric with a rare plain weave. Embroidered with chain stitch using colored silk and gold thread also pierced. In the center, in a wreath of flowers tied with ribbon, is a gold chalice, and above it a gold oval—probably a patera, not a host. In the corners are floral sprigs tied with a ribbon with double loops. A floral tendril runs around the edges. The flowers are stylized, not decorative. Flower colors: green, brown, blue, sky blue, pink, tobacco. Narrow gold lace sewn around the edges now very damaged. Fabric density: 30 weft threads, 23 warp threads per cm. Second half of the 18th century, Poland. Materials: linen, silk, gold thread. Dimensions: height 100 cm, width 105 cm. Subject: church paraments, sacred art; motifs: flowers, leaves, plant ornaments., A large square cloth with a pale off-white background that shows faint creases and light stains, bordered by a decorative vine-like embroidery in green threaded along the edges with small floral motifs in blue, brown, and muted orange at the corners and along the border; the center features a wreath-like oval of green vines with small blue and orange flowers surrounding a vertical arrangement of two circular shapes above a goblet-like form embroidered in a darker neutral tone; the outer edge has a scalloped trim in a golden brown color and a small cluster of paper tags is visible tucked at one lower corner.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_044

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Rights managed

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90.9Mb (7.1Mb) / 20.0in x 17.7in / 6000 x 5296 (300dpi)

Keywords

Church napkin linen fabric rare plain weave Embroidered chain stitch using colored silk gold thread also pierced center wreath flowers tied ribbon gold chalice gold oval patera host corners floral sprigs tied double loops floral tendril runs edges flowers stylized decorative Flower colors green brown blue sky blue pink tobacco Narrow gold lace sewn edges now damaged Fabric density 30 weft threads 23 warp threads cm Second half 18th century Poland Materials linen silk gold thread Dimensions height 100 cm width 105 cm Subject church paraments sacred art motifs leaves plant ornaments large square cloth pale off-white background faint creases light stains bordered decorative vine- embroidery green threaded small floral motifs muted orange border center features wreath- oval green vines small blue orange flowers surrounding vertical arrangement two circular shapes goblet- form embroidered darker neutral tone outer edge scalloped trim golden brown color small cluster paper tags visible tucked lower corner.