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Textiles · Chalice veils

Veil

Inv. no. Тк-1256 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

Rectangular red cotton fabric, made of three identical pieces sewn together horizontally. It is covered with dense embroidery — circular white motifs with blue four-petaled flowers inside them. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Cotton fabric, metallic threads, ribbon
Technique
Hand sewing, machine weaving, hand embroidery
Dimensions
39 × 49 cm

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

Description

Rectangular red cotton fabric, made of three identical pieces sewn together horizontally. It is covered with dense embroidery — circular white motifs with blue four-petaled flowers inside them. The edges of two of the pieces are trimmed with a fringe of silver metallized thread; at the top is a brown silk ribbon. The upper piece is bound with a blue silk ribbon with ties.

The object entered the museum's holdings in 1954.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-1256
Title
Veil
Collection group
Textiles · Chalice veils
Date
19th century
Material
Cotton fabric, metallic threads, ribbon
Technique
Hand sewing, machine weaving, hand embroidery
Dimensions
39 × 49 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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