Church napkin. Napkin made of linen fabric with a rare plain weave. Embroidered with chain stitch using colored silk and gold thread also pierced. In the center, in a wreath of flowers tied with ribbon, is a gold chalice, and above it a gold oval—probably a patera, not a host. In the corners are floral sprigs tied with a ribbon with double loops. A floral tendril runs around the edges. The flowers are stylized rather than purely decorative. Flower colors: green, brown, blue, sky blue, pink, tobacco. Narrow gold lace sewn around the edges now very damaged. Fabric density: 30 weft threads, 23 warp threads per cm. 2nd half of the 18th century, Poland. Materials: linen, silk, gold thread. Height 100 cm, width 105 cm., A square light beige fabric with visible creases and faint stains has a decorative embroidered border of green vine-like stems with small blue and brown flowers and leaves; the corners show clusters of similar flower motifs in brown, blue, and green. The center contains an em...
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Church napkin. Napkin made of linen fabric with a rare plain weave. Embroidered with chain stitch using colored silk and gold thread also pierced. In the center, in a wreath of flowers tied with ribbon, is a gold chalice, and above it a gold oval—probably a patera, not a host. In the corners are floral sprigs tied with a ribbon with double loops. A floral tendril runs around the edges. The flowers are stylized rather than purely decorative. Flower colors: green, brown, blue, sky blue, pink, tobacco. Narrow gold lace sewn around the edges now very damaged. Fabric density: 30 weft threads, 23 warp threads per cm. 2nd half of the 18th century, Poland. Materials: linen, silk, gold thread. Height 100 cm, width 105 cm., A square light beige fabric with visible creases and faint stains has a decorative embroidered border of green vine-like stems with small blue and brown flowers and leaves; the corners show clusters of similar flower motifs in brown, blue, and green. The center contains an embroidered vertical oval of green vines with small blue and brown flowers enclosing a gold-colored goblet shape and a round gold element above it. The edges have a gold braided trim, and overall colors visible include beige, green, blue, brown, and gold.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_043

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

90.9Mo (7.3Mo) / 50.8cm x 44.8cm / 6000 x 5296 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Church napkin Napkin linen fabric rare plain weave Embroidered chain stitch using colored silk gold thread also pierced center wreath flowers tied ribbon gold chalice gold oval patera host corners floral sprigs tied double loops floral tendril runs edges flowers stylized purely decorative Flower colors green brown blue sky blue pink tobacco Narrow gold lace sewn edges now damaged Fabric density 30 weft threads 23 warp threads cm 2nd half 18th century Poland Materials linen silk gold thread Height 100 cm width 105 cm square light beige fabric visible creases faint stains decorative embroidered border green vine- stems small blue brown flowers leaves clusters flower motifs center contains embroidered vertical oval green vines brown flowers enclosing gold-colored goblet shape round gold element gold braided trim colors visible include beige gold.

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