Caption

Kontusz belt, Bipartite heads with flower bush motifs in carp scale; edge with a motif of small flower sprigs arranged in a tendril. Colorful silk fringe, sewn on. Colors: gold, brown, silver, and blue. Signed at the bottom of the heads: FS lying. 2nd half 18th century. Slutsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Poland. National costume, clothing accessory. Length 356.5 cm; width 28.5 cm., Two long woven textile panels hang side by side against a pale background; each panel has a patterned field with a scallop-like repeating motif and a decorative border with a floral vine. The left panel shows a muted beige ground transitioning into a faded pink vertical stripe with a narrow blue floral edge and a beige outer border, and its lower section includes a stylized floral medallion in darker brown and blue tones. The right panel displays a darker brown vertical field next to a bright pink stripe and a blue border, with a lower panel containing a contrasting floral motif in light beige on brown and blue backgrounds. Both panels end in a multicolored twisted fringe composed of threads in shades of green, pink, beige, and blue.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_067

License type

Rights managed

Available size

90.8Mb (13.6Mb) / 17.6in x 20.0in / 5290 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt Bipartite heads flower bush motifs carp scale edge motif small flower sprigs arranged tendril Colorful silk fringe sewn on Colors gold brown silver blue Signed bottom heads FS lying 2nd half 18th century Slutsk Grand Duchy Lithuania Poland National costume clothing accessory Length 356.5 cm width 28.5 cm Two long woven textile panels hang side side pale background panel patterned field scallop- repeating motif decorative border floral vine left panel muted beige ground transitioning faded pink vertical stripe narrow blue floral edge beige outer border lower section includes stylized floral medallion darker brown blue tones right panel displays darker brown vertical field next bright stripe blue border lower panel containing contrasting floral motif light beige blue backgrounds panels multicolored twisted fringe composed threads shades green beige blue.