Caption

Kontusz belt;, Polish costumes; kontusz belts, men's clothing accessories; four-sided belt with bipartite heads patterned with stylized flower bouquets surrounded by a winding ribbon. Design includes transverse stripes alternating floral tendrils and geometric patterns, floral tendril edging, and sewn-on gold fringe. Predominant colors: light yellow, brown, salmon, blue, and green. 2nd half of the 18th century; Lyon, France. Length 441.5 cm; width 36 cm., The image shows two long woven textiles hanging side by side against a light background; the left textile is primarily pale yellow with patterns in brown, muted pink, blue, and green, featuring horizontal patterned bands above a section with two mirrored floral medallions and a fringed bottom edge, while the right textile is primarily brown with bands of yellow and blue zigzag and floral motifs, a lower section with two ornate floral cartouches in yellow and pink tones, and a fringed bottom edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_171

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80.1Mb (10.4Mb) / 15.6in x 20.0in / 4665 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt Polish costumes kontusz belts men's clothing accessories four-sided belt bipartite heads patterned stylized flower bouquets surrounded winding ribbon Design includes transverse stripes alternating floral tendrils geometric patterns floral tendril edging sewn-on gold fringe Predominant colors light yellow brown salmon blue green 2nd half 18th century Lyon France Length 441.5 cm width 36 cm image two long woven textiles hanging side light background left textile primarily pale patterns muted pink featuring horizontal patterned bands section two mirrored floral medallions fringed bottom edge right textile primarily brown blue zigzag floral motifs lower section two ornate floral cartouches pink tones fringed bottom edge.