Caption

Kontusz belt; bipartite heads with a floral rosette pattern; alternating transverse stripes—plain and with a wispy floral ornament; sewn-on multicolored long silk fringe; predominant colors: sapphire blue, brick red, cream, and pink; 19th century; Poland; length 329 cm; width 29 cm; clothing accessory for national costume men's clothing accessory., Two long woven textile panels hang side by side against a pale background, each featuring a repeating horizontal stripe pattern alternating with decorative floral bands. The left panel shows stripes in muted blue and rust orange separated by cream bands with small floral motifs, a broader cream section near the bottom with mirrored floral medallions in green, blue, and rust, and a narrow floral border running along the panel edges; the right panel displays stripes in pale green and cream against a dark brown ground with floral bands, a darker lower section with large vertical floral medallions in green and pale blue and coral, and a similar narrow floral border along its edges. Both panels end in long multicolored fringes with threads in shades of green, blue, rust, and cream.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_168

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (9.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt bipartite heads floral rosette pattern alternating transverse stripes plain wispy floral ornament sewn-on multicolored long silk fringe predominant colors sapphire blue brick red cream pink 19th century Poland length 329 cm width 29 cm clothing accessory national costume men's clothing accessory Two long woven textile panels hang side side pale background featuring repeating horizontal stripe pattern alternating decorative floral bands left panel stripes muted blue rust orange separated cream bands small floral motifs broader cream section near bottom mirrored floral medallions green rust narrow floral border running panel edges right panel displays stripes pale green dark brown ground floral bands darker lower section large vertical floral medallions pale blue coral narrow floral border edges panels long fringes threads shades cream.