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Kontusz belt, flower bushes ornament, bilateral belts, semi-solid belts, geometric ornaments, plant ornaments, Polish belts, Polish costumes, kontusz belts, belts, national costumes, signatures. On one side the background is brown-gray-black with gold dots; on the other a blue background with gold dots. Silver-gold, bipartite heads with floral bouquets enclosed in a wavy line around them. Bouquet colors: crimson, blue, and green. Signed in the heads: FS lying down. 18th century, Poland; national costume, clothing accessory. Length 291 cm, width 31 cm., A woven textile with a symmetrical floral pattern featuring a central pair of mirrored medallions, each filled with stylized flowers and leaves; the design uses colors including beige, light blue, pale pink, soft coral, muted yellow, olive green, brown, and cream. The medallions are outlined by cloudlike scalloped borders and surrounded by small floral sprigs. A narrow decorative border runs along the sides with repeated small flower motifs and a wider top and bottom band containing alternating floral and foliate elements. The bottom edge has a short fringe, and the textile shows variations in thread texture and slight wear in places.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_139

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Rights managed

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77.3Mb (15.6Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4501 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt flower bushes ornament bilateral belts semi-solid belts geometric ornaments plant ornaments Polish belts Polish costumes kontusz belts belts national costumes signatures side background brown-gray-black gold dots blue background Silver-gold bipartite heads floral bouquets enclosed wavy line them Bouquet colors crimson blue green Signed heads Fs lying down 18th century Poland national costume clothing accessory Length 291 cm width 31 cm woven textile symmetrical floral pattern featuring central pair mirrored medallions filled stylized flowers leaves design uses colors beige light blue pale pink soft coral muted yellow olive green brown cream medallions outlined cloudlike scalloped borders surrounded small floral sprigs narrow decorative border runs sides repeated small flower motifs wider top bottom band containing alternating floral foliate elements bottom edge short fringe textile variations thread texture slight wear places.