Légende

Church napkin. Linen napkin with a rare plain weave 34 warp and weft threads per 1 cm, embroidered with gold thread using pierced stitches. Double-sided embroidery, executed with the same precision on both sides only the letters indicate the right side. Gold thread on a natural-colored silk ground. In the center, in an oval formed by crossed palm branches, the Paschal Lamb with a labarum. Below is the inscription: BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD / S. JOHN in Chapter I. The field is filled with stars rhythmically arranged in nine rows. Small, stylized Persian-style flower sprigs are placed along the edges. Edges are rolled up by approx. 2 mm. 17th century, Poland. Height 79 cm, width 83 cm. Function: church paraments; iconography: Eucharistic Lamb; motifs: flowers, leaves, plant ornaments; sacred art; churches and chapels furnishings., A square, light-colored cloth laid flat against a pale gray background, showing a repeating decorative motif of small star-like floral shapes and corner floral sprigs embroidered in a darker brownish tone, with a larger central wreath enclosing a small animal figure rendered in the same brownish embroidery; the cloth has visible fold lines and a few small discoloration spots, and a small tag attached near one upper corner.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_040

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

79.3Mo (5.7Mo) / 50.8cm x 39.1cm / 6000 x 4622 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Church napkin Linen napkin rare plain weave 34 warp weft threads 1 cm embroidered gold thread using pierced stitches Double-sided embroidery executed precision sides letters indicate right side Gold thread natural-colored silk ground center oval formed crossed palm branches Paschal Lamb labarum inscription Behold Lamb God Takes Away Sin World S John Chapter I field filled stars rhythmically arranged nine rows Small stylized Persian-style flower sprigs placed edges Edges rolled up approx 2 mm 17th century Poland Height 79 cm width 83 cm Function church paraments iconography Eucharistic Lamb motifs flowers leaves plant ornaments sacred art churches chapels furnishings square light-colored cloth laid flat pale gray background showing repeating decorative motif small star- floral shapes corner floral sprigs embroidered darker brownish tone larger central wreath enclosing small animal figure rendered brownish embroidery cloth visible fold lines small discoloration spots small tag attached near upper corner.