Caption

Kontusz belt, floral bouquets ornament, solid belt, vase ornament, four-sided belt, plant ornaments, Polish belt, Polish costume, kontusz belt, belt, Poland culture, signatures, fashion accessory, clothing accessory, men's clothing accessory, bipartite heads with bouquets of flowers in decorative vases alternating with plant tendrils and plain. Colors: silver, crimson, celadon, blue, yellow, and purple. Signed at the bottom of the heads: PI. 2nd half of the 18th century, Lyon place of origin, national costume accessory. Length 358.5 cm, width 29.5 cm., Two narrow woven panels hang side by side against a pale background, each with decorative horizontal bands and fringed bottoms. The left panel shows a series of alternating pale stripes and floral vine bands in soft colors including cream, light yellow, pale green, dusty pink, muted blue, and coral, with a framed lower section featuring two identical vase motifs with stylized flowers in peach, green, and blue on a beige ground; its fringe is a light tan. The right panel has richer, darker tones with repeated bands of deep black or dark brown background alternating with blocks of magenta and deep blue, and floral vine motifs in cream, pale green, and soft peach; a lower framed section contains two vase-like floral arrangements in cream, pale yellow, and peach on a dark background, and its fringe is a golden tan.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_066

License type

Rights managed

Available size

90.8Mb (10.5Mb) / 17.6in x 20.0in / 5290 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt floral bouquets ornament solid belt vase ornament four-sided belt plant ornaments Polish belt Polish costume kontusz belt belt Poland culture signatures fashion accessory clothing accessory men's clothing accessory bipartite heads bouquets flowers decorative vases alternating plant tendrils plain Colors silver crimson celadon blue yellow purple Signed bottom heads Pi 2nd half 18th century Lyon place origin national costume accessory Length 358.5 cm width 29.5 cm Two narrow woven panels hang side side pale background decorative horizontal bands fringed bottoms left panel series alternating pale stripes floral vine bands soft colors cream light yellow pale green dusty pink muted blue coral framed lower section featuring two identical vase motifs stylized flowers peach green beige ground fringe light tan right panel richer darker tones repeated bands deep black dark brown background alternating blocks magenta deep blue floral vine motifs soft peach lower framed section contains two vase- floral arrangements pale yellow dark background golden tan.