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Kontusz sash, floral bouquets ornament, palmettes ornament, geometric ornaments, one-sided sash, floral ornaments, Polish sash, Polish costume accessory, kontusz sash, sash, Russia, fashion accessory, clothing accessory, men's clothing accessory, men's accessory. Five-part heads with an ornament of stylized, inverted floral bouquets, alternating transverse stripes with an ornament of small Persian palmettes, floral tendrils, and a fine wavy pattern. Silk fringe. Predominant colors: light yellow, brick red, brown, and sapphire blue. 18th century, Russia, national costume accessory. Length 331 cm, width 64.5 cm., The image shows two long woven fabric panels side by side, each with horizontal patterned stripes and decorative borders, both ending in fringed tassels; colors visible include beige, brown, cream, muted green, pale blue, soft red, and faded gold, with floral and geometric motifs repeated across the stripes and a row of larger stylized floral or tree-like designs near the lower edges, the left panel appearing slightly lighter overall and the right panel having deeper brown bands, both laid flat against a light background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_207

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Rights managed

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86.9Mb (12.0Mb) / 20.0in x 16.9in / 6000 x 5060 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kontusz sash floral bouquets ornament palmettes ornament geometric ornaments -sided sash floral ornaments Polish sash Polish costume accessory kontusz sash sash Russia fashion accessory clothing accessory men's clothing accessory men's accessory Five-part heads ornament stylized inverted floral bouquets alternating transverse stripes small Persian palmettes floral tendrils fine wavy pattern Silk fringe Predominant colors light yellow brick red brown sapphire blue 18th century national costume accessory Length 331 cm width 64.5 cm image two long woven fabric panels side side horizontal patterned stripes decorative borders ending fringed tassels colors visible include beige cream muted green pale blue soft red faded gold floral geometric motifs repeated across row larger tree- designs near lower edges left panel appearing slightly lighter right panel having deeper brown bands laid flat light background.