Opis kolekcji pasów kontuszowych sporządzony przez Krystynę Potocką

The Potocki of Krzeszowice Family Archive held in the National Archives in Krakow contains an inventory of kontush sashes compiled by Krystyna Potocka née Tyszkiewicz (1866-1952). The collection was created by Katarzyna Potocka née Branicka, the wife of Adam (1825-1907), for her son Andrzej. Many sashes came from family possessions; others were gifts from friends or purchases from antique dealers. The collection was first sketchily described by Katarzyna Potocka herself, and then in years 1898-1904 by Andrzej Potocki's wife Krystyna. It was she who compiled a kind of an inventory, with 133 entries written on 135 wide-lined pages of a notebook, one page dedicated to each sash. The description accurately depicts characteristic features of the items, with notes on their size, make, colours, decoration and the state of preservation. Signatures have been meticulously copied and some entries are even accompanied by drawings of the most interesting details, placed besides the signatures.