Légende

Fabric fragment, silk brocade brocaded grosgrain, 1st half of the 17th century, Italy. Red ground with a gold floral pattern of projections on curved leafy stems, featuring a large stylized tulip calyx. Motifs arranged in offset rows shifted by half a repeat, alternating lean left and right; between them a wavy twig with small leaves. Construction: yellow silk weft, red silk warp in a grosgrain weave; brocaded thread of gold plate braid on a yellow silk ground. Pattern repeat: 33 cm × 17 cm. Border width: 1 cm. Colors: yellow-brown, gold. Overall dimensions: height 39.5 cm, width 43 cm., A close-up of a woven textile showing a worn patterned surface with a vertical striated background and an overlaid ornate floral motif; the fabric displays frayed edges and threadbare areas near the bottom, with visible loose threads and small gaps. The colors visible are shades of reddish-brown, gold, and muted olive, with lighter golden highlights in the raised embroidery and darker brownish-red threads in the ground. The woven texture shows a combination of smooth and raised areas, curving floral outlines, and repeating vertical streaks across the whole surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_057

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47.5Mo (5.9Mo) / 28.2cm x 42.3cm / 3328 x 4992 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fabric fragment silk brocade brocaded grosgrain 1st half 17th century Italy Red ground gold floral pattern projections curved leafy stems featuring large stylized tulip calyx Motifs arranged offset rows shifted half repeat alternating lean left right them wavy twig small leaves Construction yellow silk weft red silk warp grosgrain weave brocaded thread gold plate braid yellow silk ground Pattern repeat 33 cm × 17 cm Border width 1 cm Colors yellow-brown gold dimensions height 39.5 cm width 43 cm close-up woven textile showing worn patterned surface vertical striated background overlaid ornate floral motif fabric displays frayed edges threadbare areas near bottom visible loose threads small gaps colors visible shades reddish-brown muted olive lighter golden highlights raised embroidery darker brownish-red threads ground woven texture combination smooth raised areas curving floral outlines repeating vertical streaks across whole surface.