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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-1980 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Shirt with a straight silhouette, 'body' (to the waist). Sewn from three panels. The sleeve is three-quarter length with an insert sewn along the base, made from two parts, tapered at the bottom, not gathered at the bottom, decorated at the top with 'puff stitches' (9 cm long). Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, hemp thread, cotton thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, 'stem stitch,' 'zatyahanka,' cross-stitch, openwork
Dimensions
55x73x68 cm (sleeve from neckline)

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

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Description

Shirt with a straight silhouette, 'body' (to the waist). Sewn from three panels. The sleeve is three-quarter length with an insert sewn along the base, made from two parts, tapered at the bottom, not gathered at the bottom, decorated at the top with 'puff stitches' (9 cm long). The sleeve and insert are sewn with a double 'stem stitch.' The body and inserts are gathered at the neckline with black and red threads into small pleats using the 'sewing to the collar' technique. The neckline is round with a 25 cm slit in the center front, finished with a wide band stitched with triple 'stem stitch.' The band has two loop buttonholes at the edges. The shirt is decorated with a stylized black and red floral ornament. The insert has a garland of roses with leaves and branches (6 cm wide), underscored at the bottom by a zigzag line (0.8 cm wide). The sleeve edge is hemmed with a double column, above which is a garland of roses with branches and leaves. The neckline band has a red thread chain stitch. The underarm area is framed with a 'double column.' Legend: Made and used in the family of Skrynnyk Kateryna Oleksandrivna.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-1980
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
19th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, hemp thread, cotton thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, 'stem stitch,' 'zatyahanka,' cross-stitch, openwork
Dimensions
55x73x68 cm (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate, Vovchansk County, village of Okhrimivka (Yefremivka)

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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