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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-227 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Shirt 'to the hem' made of bleached hemp canvas, sewn from six parts. The bodice is from finer canvas, the hem from coarser canvas. Straight silhouette. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, thread, woolen thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, cross-stitch, backstitch, openwork stitching, embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery
Dimensions
123x66x68 (sleeve from neckline)

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

Description

Shirt 'to the hem' made of bleached hemp canvas, sewn from six parts. The bodice is from finer canvas, the hem from coarser canvas. Straight silhouette. The sleeve is made of two panels, with an inset, sewn along the warp, with a gusset, decorated with 'puffy' gathers, gathered at the bottom, with a cuff. The cuffs have two slit loops for buttons, with a white button on the right. The bodice and insets are gathered near the neckline. The neckline is round, with a central slit and two slit loops for a ribbon, finished with a narrow cuff. The insets, sleeves, and cuffs are embroidered with red and black woolen thread using the cross-stitch technique in a floral pattern. The inset features a horizontal stripe with roses (Rosa centifolia) connected by leaflets. The rose pattern is framed by a thin stripe of stylized flowers and leaflets. The sleeves and cuffs feature a composition of roses. The hem and chest are decorated with openwork, framed on both sides by a broken line embroidered with red and black woolen thread using the backstitch technique. Legend: From the collection of the Museum of Sloboda Ukraine named after H.S. Skovoroda.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-227
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, thread, woolen thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, cross-stitch, backstitch, openwork stitching, embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery
Dimensions
123x66x68 (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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