Caption

Kontusz belt, Bipartite heads with a motif of elongated flower bushes of various species with carnations at the top, alternating transverse stripes with a plant twig and a motif of elongated rosettes with rhombuses. Floral twig border. Sewn-in silk fringe, yellow, braided at the top. Colors: straw, brown, white, green, and blue. At the bottom of one of the heads a lying FS preserved. 2nd half of the 18th century, Kraków, national costume, clothing accessory. Length 396 cm, width 38 cm., Two long narrow woven textile panels hang side by side, each with a decorative border and fringe at the bottom. The left panel has a pale yellow ground with horizontal patterned bands near the top in darker tones and a floral motif in coral and brown below, framed by a coral floral border and finished with a gold fringe. The right panel has a warmer, more reddish background with greenish and bluish horizontal patterned bands and a darker rectangular area near the lower portion featuring cream floral motifs, also framed by a coral floral border and finished with a gold fringe. The overall colors visible include pale yellow, coral, brown, green, blue, cream, gold, and reddish tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_064

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97.1Mb (12.0Mb) / 18.9in x 20.0in / 5659 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt Bipartite heads motif elongated flower bushes various species carnations top alternating transverse stripes plant twig elongated rosettes rhombuses Floral twig border Sewn-in silk fringe yellow braided Colors straw brown white green blue bottom heads lying FS preserved 2nd half 18th century Kraków national costume clothing accessory Length 396 cm width 38 cm Two long narrow woven textile panels hang side side decorative border fringe left panel pale yellow ground horizontal patterned bands near darker tones floral motif coral framed coral floral border finished gold fringe right panel warmer reddish background greenish bluish horizontal bands darker rectangular area near lower portion featuring cream floral motifs also framed colors visible include pale yellow cream gold reddish tones.