Légende

Church napkin made of thin white linen batiste edged with multicoloured embroidery. Ornament composed of large projections of stylized Eastern-style flower and fruit sprigs. Embroidered with very fine stitches along the lines of the drawing with silk thread: light celadon, light blue, turquoise, yellow-ochre, pink, burgundy, blue, dark beige, and gold thread. Embroidered motifs are arranged around the edges. The center is plain. Alternating motifs: a tulip flower in cross-section creating a stylized palmette, and a pomegranate branch with a leaf, inside which is a floral sprig. In the corners, tulips-palmettes are arranged diagonally. Around the edges, a pattern is embroidered with light turquoise thread in a double duct. Double-sided embroidery, executed with silk yarn and metal-braided thread with a silk core, flat, pierced stitches: satin. Length of individual stitches approx. 2 mm. Density: 27 w/23 o per 1 cm2. Date: approx. 1686. Origin: Poland. Materials: fabrics. Dimensions: length 203 cm, width 68 cm., A rectangular off-white fabric laid flat with a decorative border of repeating floral and leaf motifs around the edges; the motifs include teardrop-shaped flower forms and small round flower buds connected by short stems, rendered in colors including green, red, pink, blue, and gold, with the interior area of the fabric mostly plain and showing subtle creases and faint discoloration in pale brown tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A11_357

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62.6Mo (2.1Mo) / 50.8cm x 30.9cm / 6000 x 3648 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Church napkin thin white linen batiste edged multicoloured embroidery Ornament composed large projections stylized Eastern-style flower fruit sprigs Embroidered fine stitches lines drawing silk thread light celadon light blue turquoise yellow-ochre pink burgundy blue dark beige gold thread Embroidered motifs arranged edges center plain Alternating motifs tulip flower cross-section creating stylized palmette pomegranate branch leaf inside floral sprig corners tulips-palmettes arranged diagonally pattern embroidered light turquoise thread double duct Double-sided embroidery executed silk yarn metal-braided thread silk core flat pierced stitches satin Length individual stitches approx 2 mm Density 27 w 23 o 1 cm2 Date approx 1686 Origin Poland Materials fabrics Dimensions length 203 cm width 68 cm rectangular off-white fabric laid decorative border repeating floral leaf motifs motifs include teardrop-shaped flower forms small round flower buds connected short stems rendered colors green red gold interior area fabric mostly plain showing subtle creases faint discoloration pale brown tones.