Légende

Fragment of a belt with a continuous pattern of alternating silhouetted tendrils with an iris motif and colorful tendrils with saxophone leaves and symmetrical palmettes. Border of floral tendrils and medallions with portraits of men in turbans. Background of the continuous belts: navy blue and gold-lipped. Background of the border belt: gold-lipped; background in the cartouche with a male bust – silver-white. The silhouetted motifs in the shelves are similar to patterns in other contemporary belts. The warp is made of salmon-colored silk yarn; the weft is gold metal thread wrapped around a silk thread. Preserved only in fragments; part of the hem was cut from the body and sewn along the length of what was likely a severed head. First half of the 17th century, Iran, clothing accessory; height 115 cm, width 32 cm., A rectangular textile fragment with a decorative striped pattern laid on a plain tan backing; the fragment shows alternating vertical bands of floral motifs in muted blue, green, and beige with accents of pale pink and cream, and a surrounding border featuring a repeating rosette design in similar colors with touches of gold; the fabric edges are irregular and slightly frayed, and the overall palette includes tan, blue, green, beige, pale pink, cream, and metallic gold.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A11_203

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.3Mo (5.5Mo) / 50.8cm x 17.4cm / 6000 x 2054 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fragment belt continuous pattern alternating silhouetted tendrils iris motif colorful tendrils saxophone leaves symmetrical palmettes Border floral tendrils medallions portraits men turbans Background continuous belts navy blue gold-lipped border belt background cartouche male bust – silver-white silhouetted motifs shelves patterns contemporary belts warp salmon-colored silk yarn weft gold metal thread wrapped silk thread Preserved fragments part hem was cut body sewn length severed head First half 17th century Iran clothing accessory height 115 cm width 32 cm rectangular textile fragment decorative striped pattern laid plain tan backing fragment alternating vertical bands floral motifs muted blue green beige accents pale pink cream surrounding border featuring repeating rosette design colors touches gold fabric edges irregular slightly frayed palette includes tan blue metallic gold.