Caption

Gallon, galloons haberdashery, origin unknown, geometric ornaments, smaller snake pattern at the edges, early 19th century, Europe, fabrics, width 5 cm, length 53.6 cm, A horizontal band of woven material stretches across the image against a plain background, showing a repeating geometric pattern of triangular and chevron shapes created by tightly packed threads. The band has a metallic sheen and appears in shades of gold and light yellow, with highlights and subtle variations in tone where the weave changes direction. The background above and below the band is a smooth gray, slightly darker at the bottom and lighter toward the top. The woven surface displays ridged textures and diagonal lines formed by the thread, with small raised loops and interlaced details that create a tactile, embossed appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_080

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47.8Mb (3.7Mb) / 20.0in x 9.3in / 6000 x 2782 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gallon galloons haberdashery origin unknown geometric ornaments smaller snake pattern edges early 19th century Europe fabrics width 5 cm length 53.6 cm horizontal band woven material stretches across image plain background showing repeating geometric pattern triangular chevron shapes created tightly packed threads band metallic sheen shades gold light yellow highlights subtle variations tone weave changes direction background smooth gray slightly darker bottom lighter top woven surface displays ridged textures diagonal lines formed thread small raised loops interlaced details create tactile embossed appearance.