Caption

Kontusz sash. Semi-solid, four-sided sash with plant and flower-bush ornament; bipartite heads with a motif of a stylised flower tree growing from a miniature mound. One side: white and brown background with brown heads; other side: blue, crimson and gold heads. Pattern on the gold heads is multicolored; on the brown heads is off-white. Signed at the bottom of the heads, lying down, FS. 18th century, Lyon. Polish sash used with national costume; men's fashion accessory. Length 294 cm, width 30 cm., Two long vertical woven panels hang side by side against a pale background. The left panel has a light beige ground with horizontal bands of alternating pastel pink and blue, narrow decorative floral bands in green and cream, a lower section featuring stylized bouquets in pale pink, blue, yellow, and green, and a fringed bottom of golden threads. The right panel has a darker brown background with similar horizontal striped sections in cream and brown, decorative floral bands in cream and green, a lower section with floral motifs in pale pink, blue, yellow, and green, and a matching golden fringe at the bottom. The overall color palette includes beige, brown, cream, pastel pink, blue, yellow, green, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_131

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.8Mb (9.1Mb) / 17.3in x 20.0in / 5175 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz sash Semi-solid four-sided sash plant flower-bush ornament bipartite heads motif stylised flower tree growing miniature mound side white brown background brown heads blue crimson gold heads Pattern multicolored off-white Signed bottom heads lying down Fs 18th century Lyon Polish sash national costume men's fashion accessory Length 294 cm width 30 cm Two long vertical woven panels hang side pale background left panel light beige ground horizontal bands alternating pastel pink narrow decorative floral bands green cream lower section featuring stylized bouquets pale pink yellow fringed bottom golden threads right panel darker brown background horizontal striped sections decorative floral bands floral motifs matching golden fringe color palette includes beige pastel pink gold.