Légende

Fabric fragment, fragments of silk fabrics, patterned brocaded silk, 2nd half of the 18th century, England, fabrics with preserved selvedge, height 31 cm, width 27.5 cm. Weave structure: background - plain weave with a grosgrain liseré structure, sub-weave, brocaded. Pattern: floral motifs developing around a winding silver ribbon; fanciful flowers resembling roses and polka dots; winding lace-ribbon motif with delicate twigs entwining it. Background light-colored with liseré effect, brocaded with colorful threads and silver lamella and tightly braided silver thread. Overlay for the meandering pattern formed by tiny leafy branches and ribbons crisscrossing, ribbons brocaded with silver thread waving in the opposite direction. Brocade threads: light and dark blue, light and dark pink, yellow, white, light and dark green, two types of metallic threads, and a sorbec thread with a pink core. Colors: white background; pattern in celadon green, pink, pale blue, lemon, yellow, brown, burgundy, grass green, white, heather, silver. Selvage width: 0.6 cm., A rectangular piece of fabric with a light beige background patterned with a flowing serpentine band in a silvery gray textured weave, decorated with embroidered botanical motifs: a group of blue rounded flowers with yellow centers on green stems, several clusters of small deep red blossoms with green buds and leaves, and multiple stylized gray leaves with subtle brown accents. The embroidery thread includes shades of green, blue, yellow, deep red, gray, brown, and a silvery metallic. The fabric edges show some loose threads and fraying, and the overall surface has visible weave texture and slight irregularities.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A12_087

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

74.6Mo (6.6Mo) / 48.3cm x 38.7cm / 5710 x 4565 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fabric fragment fragments silk fabrics patterned brocaded silk 2nd half 18th century England fabrics preserved selvedge height 31 cm width 27.5 cm Weave structure background - plain weave grosgrain liseré structure sub-weave Pattern floral motifs developing winding silver ribbon fanciful flowers resembling roses polka dots winding lace-ribbon motif delicate twigs entwining Background light-colored liseré effect colorful threads silver lamella tightly braided silver thread Overlay meandering pattern formed tiny leafy branches ribbons crisscrossing ribbons brocaded silver thread waving opposite direction Brocade threads light dark blue dark pink yellow white dark green two types metallic threads sorbec thread pink core Colors white background pattern celadon green pink pale blue lemon brown burgundy grass green heather silver Selvage width 0.6 cm rectangular piece fabric light beige background patterned flowing serpentine band silvery gray textured weave decorated embroidered botanical motifs group blue rounded flowers yellow centers green stems several clusters small deep red blossoms green buds leaves multiple stylized gray leaves subtle brown accents embroidery thread includes shades green deep red gray silvery metallic fabric edges loose threads fraying surface visible texture slight irregularities.