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Kontusz sash, Paschalis Jakubowicz Manufactory Warsaw; belt manufacturer; 1788-1794. Solid kontusz sash, double-sided. Bipartite heads with a flower bush pattern. Alternating transverse stripes, plain and with geometric ornamentation. Edge with a floral tendril motif. Plant ornaments, geometric ornaments, flower bushes, floral ornaments. Colors: gold, silver, blue, yellow-green, light red, brown, light blue. Sew-on fringe, silver, with gaps. Ornament: - Heads: two motifs of rooted flower bushes. - Center: alternating transverse shelves, smooth and with rhombus motifs. - Borders: vertical and horizontal with different floral tendril motifs; checkerboard and rhombus. Colors placement: - Front: background of heads, borders and smooth shelves silver, ornament brown; background of the shelves with rhombuses alternating red and brown, silver ornament. - Reverse right: only smooth shelves alternating red and brown. Signed in the heads: Pascha/Nov. Weave density: approx. 19/34 x2. Date: 1788–1790. Place of origin: Lipków, Warsaw . Type: national costume accessory clothing accessory. Dimensions: length 346.5 cm; width 35.5 cm., A length of woven textile showing a patterned central panel with a pair of mirrored floral motifs rendered in dark brown on a light beige background, flanked by vertical borders with repeating floral sprig designs in dark brown on beige, and a top section with horizontal bands containing geometric diamond and dot patterns in dark brown and deep red on beige; the bottom edge has a fringe with a few strands in beige and muted blue and a few multicolored threads, and the overall visible colors include beige, dark brown, deep red, muted blue, and small touches of other muted tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_122

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77.3Mb (9.2Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4501 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz sash Paschalis Jakubowicz Manufactory Warsaw belt manufacturer 1788-1794 Solid kontusz sash double-sided Bipartite heads flower bush pattern Alternating transverse stripes plain geometric ornamentation Edge floral tendril motif Plant ornaments geometric ornaments flower bushes floral ornaments Colors gold silver blue yellow-green light red brown light blue Sew-on fringe gaps Ornament - Heads two motifs rooted flower bushes - Center alternating transverse shelves smooth rhombus motifs - Borders vertical horizontal different floral tendril motifs checkerboard rhombus Colors placement - Front background heads borders smooth shelves silver ornament brown shelves rhombuses red silver ornament - Reverse right smooth shelves Signed Pascha Nov Weave density approx 19 34 x2 Date 1788–1790 Place origin Lipków Warsaw Type national costume accessory clothing accessory Dimensions length 346.5 cm width 35.5 cm length woven textile showing patterned central panel pair mirrored floral motifs rendered dark brown light beige background flanked vertical borders repeating floral sprig designs beige top section horizontal bands containing geometric diamond dot patterns deep red bottom edge fringe strands muted blue multicolored threads visible colors include small touches muted tones.