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Star-shaped Appliqué for Clergy Vestments, inv. no. Тк-1683/1: photo 1 of 5
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Star-shaped Appliqué for Clergy Vestments, inv. no. Тк-1683/1: photo 1 of 5
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Textiles · Embroidery

Star-shaped Appliqué for Clergy Vestments

Inv. no. Тк-1683/1 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

The object is a flat, decorative appliqué in the form of an eight-rayed star with an openwork base, embroidered with metal thread. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Metallic threads
Technique
Hand embroidery
Dimensions
14.5 × 14.5 cm

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

Description

The object is a flat, decorative appliqué in the form of an eight-rayed star with an openwork base, embroidered with metal thread. The composition is concentric: at the center is a round medallion with a relief rosette (a stylized four-petaled flower), from which elongated, petal-shaped rays radiate outward. The gaps in the base are filled with a fine, hand-woven mesh; around the edge of the star is a bordering relief contour.

The object entered the museum's holdings in 1956.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-1683/1
Title
Star-shaped Appliqué for Clergy Vestments
Collection group
Textiles · Embroidery
Date
19th century
Material
Metallic threads
Technique
Hand embroidery
Dimensions
14.5 × 14.5 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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