Caption

Kontusz belt, One-sided men's kontusz belt with transverse stripes featuring stylized plant tendrils and geometric ornamentation. The belt's head ornament consists of four reversed floral patterns; the frame features stylized floral and geometric ornamentation. Predominant colors: sand, light green, blue-pink, and brown. 18th century, possibly Russia. Length 320 cm, width 55 cm., The image shows a pair of hanging rectangular textile panels with repeating horizontal bands of ornamental floral and geometric motifs. The fabric displays a palette of beige and tan as the dominant background color, with darker brown used for many of the patterned stripes. Accents of muted blue and soft green appear in several bands and in larger stylized floral motifs near the lower edges. The lower borders of both panels feature larger decorative floral shapes in pale blue and green against the beige ground. The panels are separated by a narrow vertical gap revealing a pale neutral background, and the bottom edges of the textiles show slight fraying. The overall appearance is of an intricately patterned woven textile with a subdued color scheme of beige, tan, brown, blue, and green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_204

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72.2Mb (8.3Mb) / 20.0in x 14.0in / 6000 x 4204 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz belt -sided men's kontusz belt transverse stripes featuring stylized plant tendrils geometric ornamentation belt's head ornament consists four reversed floral patterns frame features stylized floral Predominant colors sand light green blue-pink brown 18th century Russia Length 320 cm width 55 cm image pair hanging rectangular textile panels repeating horizontal bands ornamental floral geometric motifs fabric displays palette beige tan dominant background color darker brown patterned stripes Accents muted blue soft green several bands larger stylized floral motifs near lower edges lower borders panels feature larger decorative floral shapes pale blue green beige ground separated narrow vertical gap revealing pale neutral background bottom edges textiles slight fraying appearance intricately patterned woven textile subdued color scheme blue green.