Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-2078 · Textiles

Straight-cut 'stanok' shirt, body sewn from three panels. Decorated with embroidery in red and black threads. Full description

Date: 19th century
Material: Fabric, homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, woolen thread
Technique: Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, smooth stitch
Dimensions: 54x70x62 cm (sleeve from neckline)

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

Description

Straight-cut 'stanok' shirt, body sewn from three panels. Decorated with embroidery in red and black threads.

Legend: Woven and embroidered by Ulyana Pavlivna Shevchenko, a resident of Mykhailivka hamlet, Krasnokutsk District.

Inventory number: Тк-2078
Title: Woman’s shirt
Collection group: Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Projects: Ukrainian embroidery
Date: 19th century
Material: Fabric, homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, woolen thread
Technique: Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, smooth stitch
Dimensions: 54x70x62 cm (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation: Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine

Updated 14 Oct 2026