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Sulok, inv. no. Тк-1582: photo 1 of 5
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Textiles · Vestments

Sulok

Inv. no. Тк-1582 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

The object entered the museum's holdings in 1956. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Brocade, metallic braid, ribbon, velvet, beads, metal sequins, silk fabric
Technique
Machine weaving, machine sewing, hand embroidery
Dimensions
66 × 87 cm

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

Description

The object entered the museum's holdings in 1956.

Note: the sulok (also known as a "pateritsa cloth") is an element of church vestments in the Eastern Slavic Orthodox tradition — two connected pieces of fabric, or a single cloth, attached near the top of a bishop's staff (paterissa).

Record

Inventory number
Тк-1582
Title
Sulok
Collection group
Textiles · Vestments
Date
19th century
Material
Brocade, metallic braid, ribbon, velvet, beads, metal sequins, silk fabric
Technique
Machine weaving, machine sewing, hand embroidery
Dimensions
66 × 87 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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