Légende

Fragment of a kontusz belt; Polish; 18th century; Gdansk place of origin. Double-sided, semi-solid men's clothing accessory kontusz belt for national costume; length 150 cm, width 26.5 cm. Geometric-floral ornament: transverse plain stripes and alternating geometric ornaments rhombuses with rosettes; border ornamented with diagonal stripes with a pattern of leaves and small rhombuses. Colors: blue, gold, and red., The image shows two long narrow textile panels side by side on a pale background; the left panel has a patterned beige base with horizontal strips of deep red fabric and a fringe of beige-gold threads at the bottom, while the right panel has a similar patterned beige base with horizontal strips of pale green fabric and a frayed lower edge. The patterned areas feature diamond and linear woven motifs in beige and light gold tones, and there are small circular embroidered accents in muted pink and gold along the borders. The textiles show signs of wear with some loose threads, fraying, and slight discoloration in places.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A14_126

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.3Mo (9.1Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4501 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fragment kontusz belt Polish 18th century Gdansk place origin Double-sided semi-solid men's clothing accessory kontusz belt national costume length 150 cm width 26.5 cm Geometric-floral ornament transverse plain stripes alternating geometric ornaments rhombuses rosettes border ornamented diagonal stripes pattern leaves small rhombuses Colors blue gold red image two long narrow textile panels side side pale background left panel patterned beige base horizontal strips deep red fabric fringe beige-gold threads bottom right panel pale green fabric frayed lower edge patterned areas feature diamond linear woven motifs beige light gold tones small circular embroidered accents muted pink borders textiles signs wear loose threads fraying slight discoloration places.