Légende
Kontusz belt, Polish men's costume accessory kontusz belt, sewn from pieces; 18th century. Materials and construction: sewn textile with sewn-on silver fringe. Origin: Constantinople Istanbul, Turkey. Dimensions: length 302.5 cm, width 31 cm. Ornament and design: triptych heads with three floral bouquet motifs in vases palmette-shaped bases; floral bouquet pattern. Center: alternating transverse stripes — smooth and with a floral tendril motif. Borders: floral tendril motif vertical borders with silhouetted tendril showing iris flowers. Patterns include double triangles and squares. Color scheme: silver, dark brown originally black?, and crimson-pink; descriptions note alternating use of silver and dark brown backgrounds and ornaments on heads, shelves, and borders. Style/notes: typical of Istanbul belts; notable carnation drawings in belt heads; tendril motifs related to Persian and Slutsk belt designs., A pair of long woven textile panels hung side by side against a pale background, each panel bordered by a darker patterned edge and ending in pale fringe; the left panel shows closely spaced horizontal dark stripes on a muted gray-beige ground with areas of subtle darker wear, while the right panel displays alternating dark patterned stripes and faded pinkish-orange bands on a similar muted ground with patches of darker discoloration and a denser patterned section at the top.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A14_196
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
83.1Mo (10.7Mo) / 41.0cm x 50.8cm / 4839 x 6000 (300dpi)