Légende

Fabric fragment, fragments of silk fabric, patterned two-color damask in olive and white. Weave construction: two-color warps olive and white; background a derivative of plain weave olive with sub-ornament promoted by olive warp threads and sparse weft interlacing a type of grodetur. Pattern: derivative of plain weave white wefts and white nooses. Decoration: symmetrical, mirror-like arrangement with axis of symmetry at center of panel; branches of stylized flowers dominated by large blooming peonies; sub-ornament features floral and lace motifs. Colors: olive background, white motifs. Wefts: white and olive. Warps: white and olive; leading—olive. Measurements reported: height 40 cm; also recorded height 65 cm, width 24 cm; edge width 0.4. Date: 1st half of the 18th century. Probable origin: France., A rectangular piece of woven fabric with a floral damask pattern lying on a dark background, showing a larger main panel and a narrower attached strip on the left; the fabric displays a metallic sheen with gold and beige tones, with the floral motifs and background alternating between muted beige and brighter gold; frayed edges and a few loose threads are visible along the borders, and there is a small folded corner on the right side with a hint of white and pale pink at the fold.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_174

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44.6Mo (5.9Mo) / 50.8cm x 22.0cm / 6000 x 2596 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fabric fragment fragments silk fabric patterned two-color damask olive white Weave construction two-color warps olive background derivative plain weave sub-ornament promoted olive warp threads sparse weft interlacing type grodetur Pattern white wefts white nooses Decoration symmetrical mirror- arrangement axis symmetry center panel branches stylized flowers dominated large blooming peonies sub-ornament features floral lace motifs Colors white motifs Wefts Warps leading Measurements reported height 40 cm also recorded height 65 cm width 24 cm edge width 0.4 Date 1st half 18th century Probable origin France rectangular piece woven fabric floral damask pattern lying dark background showing larger main panel narrower attached strip left fabric displays metallic sheen gold beige tones floral motifs background alternating muted beige brighter gold frayed edges loose threads visible borders small folded corner right side hint pale pink fold.