Caption

Kontusz belt, flower bouquets ornament, kontusz belt men's national costume accessory, Poland, carp scale ornament, bipartite heads with a floral bouquet pattern on a base, colors: ochre, blue, green, brown, yellow, dated 1768–1780, place of origin Kutkorz, clothing accessory, length 290 cm, width 29 cm, A close-up of two long vertical textile strips laid side by side on a pale background, each strip showing decorative woven patterns and areas of wear; the left strip features a pale creamy yellow panel and a darker golden-beige patterned panel with a repeating scallop motif, and a lower section showing a floral border with muted green and pale blue accents on a light yellow-beige ground; the right strip shows a dark brown patterned panel with a repeating scallop motif alongside a pale yellow panel, and a lower floral border with faded green and pale blue details on a dark brown ground, with some fraying and worn patches revealing lighter threads.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_189

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84.7Mb (8.8Mb) / 16.5in x 20.0in / 4936 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt flower bouquets ornament kontusz belt men's national costume accessory Poland carp scale ornament bipartite heads floral bouquet pattern base colors ochre blue green brown yellow dated 1768–1780 place origin Kutkorz clothing accessory length 290 cm width 29 cm close-up two long vertical textile strips laid side pale background strip showing decorative woven patterns areas wear left features pale creamy yellow panel darker golden-beige patterned panel repeating scallop motif lower section showing floral border muted green pale blue accents light yellow-beige ground right strip dark patterned panel repeating scallop motif alongside pale yellow panel lower floral border faded green pale blue details ground fraying worn patches revealing lighter threads.