Légende

Church napkin. Napkin made of linen with a fairly dense weave. In the middle an inscription embroidered with gold thread on a silk ribbon: Whoever eats my body / and drinks my blood has / eternal life And / I will raise / the last / day / in John in the year 6 / in 54. Around it is an appliquéd narrow grosgrain ribbon in cream and beige forming a circle with three-pronged rays 10, and within them are small blue and gold embroidered rays. An identical grosgrain ribbon in three tones of blue is sewn around the edges of the napkin. The ribbons, approximately 8 mm wide, date from the second half of the 18th century, but the inscription was created earlier, as the sewn-on ribbon partially obscures its lower letters. Fabric density: 30 warp and weft threads per cm. 18th century, Poland. Materials: linen, silk ribbon, gold thread, grosgrain. Dimensions: height 76 cm, width 80 cm., A square textile laid flat on a light gray background, appearing off-white to cream in color with areas of subtle discoloration and faint stains; a central faded embroidered motif with radiating lines gives a sunburst-like appearance in pale gold and muted green tones; the fabric shows visible fold lines and creases, and a stitched border in a pale blue thread runs near the edges; along one upper corner there is a small cluster of paper tags attached with a pale string, and the edges of the textile have a slightly darker trim.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_042

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

79.3Mo (5.1Mo) / 50.8cm x 39.1cm / 6000 x 4622 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Church napkin Napkin linen fairly dense weave middle inscription embroidered gold thread silk ribbon Whoever eats my body drinks my blood eternal life I will raise last day John year 6 54 appliquéd narrow grosgrain ribbon cream beige forming circle three-pronged rays 10 within them small blue gold embroidered rays identical grosgrain ribbon three tones blue sewn edges napkin ribbons approximately 8 mm wide date second half 18th century inscription was created earlier sewn-on ribbon partially obscures lower letters Fabric density 30 warp weft threads cm Poland Materials grosgrain Dimensions height 76 cm width 80 cm square textile laid flat light gray background appearing off-white color areas subtle discoloration faint stains central faded motif radiating lines gives sunburst- appearance pale gold muted green tones fabric visible fold lines creases stitched border pale blue thread runs near upper corner small cluster paper tags attached pale string textile slightly darker trim.