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Textiles · Embroidery specimen

Embroidery specimen

Inv. no. Тк-1000 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Canvas with embroidery. The floral ornament consists of a large aster (?) flower, three half-open buds, and three medium-sized six-petal flowers, embroidered with red threads (flower centers in black). The ornamental motif also includes branches and leaves embroidered with black and white threads.

Date

20th century

Material

Fabric, factory-produced fabric, linen canvas, decorative and weaving materials, thread, factory-produced thread, zari thread

Technique

Factory weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch'

Dimensions

l-7, w-12 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0