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Kontusz sash by Paschalis Jakubowicz Manufactory Warsaw; belt manufacturer; 1788–1794. Maker: Jakubowicz, Jakub Paschalis ?-1816/1817. Polish kontusz sash four-sided sash for national/mens' costume, Lipków Masovian Voivodeship origin, dated 1791–1794. Description: bipartite heads with the pattern of elongated flower bouquets; transverse stripes with alternating floral and geometric ornamentation; flower bushes ornament. Sewn-on silk fringe, beige. Colors: straw, pink, blue, light green. Materials: silk. Function: clothing/fashion accessory. Dimensions: length 272 cm, width 36 cm., A rectangular textile with a pale yellow background decorated with two mirrored stylized floral compositions in muted brown, blue, cream, and tan tones, each composition featuring a central large leaf-like flower with radiating petals, smaller round flowers, drooping blue leaves, and clustered berry-like shapes; a narrow floral border runs along the left and right edges with alternating small flower motifs in blue, brown, and cream and short leafy stems, and a horizontal decorative band along the top and bottom edges with scrolling blue vine-like elements, small leaf motifs, and a fringe at the bottom edge in a matching pale yellow.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_187

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Rights managed

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77.3Mb (9.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4501 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz sash Paschalis Jakubowicz Manufactory Warsaw belt manufacturer 1788–1794 Maker Jakubowicz Jakub Paschalis -1816 1817 Polish kontusz sash four-sided sash national mens costume Lipków Masovian Voivodeship origin dated 1791–1794 Description bipartite heads pattern elongated flower bouquets transverse stripes alternating floral geometric ornamentation flower bushes ornament Sewn-on silk fringe beige Colors straw pink blue light green Materials silk Function clothing fashion accessory Dimensions length 272 cm width 36 cm rectangular textile pale yellow background decorated two mirrored stylized floral compositions muted brown cream tan tones composition featuring central large leaf- flower radiating petals smaller round flowers drooping leaves clustered berry- shapes narrow floral border runs left right edges alternating small flower motifs brown short leafy stems horizontal decorative band top bottom edges scrolling vine- elements small leaf motifs fringe bottom edge matching pale yellow.