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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-3079 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Shirt with a straight silhouette, 'body' (to the waist). Sewn from two panels. The sleeve is straight with a gusset and an insert, sewn along the base, finished at the bottom with a 5.5 cm wide cuff with a buttonhole and a small white button. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Factory-made fabric, thread, cotton thread
Technique
Hand sewing, embroidery, surface embroidery, 'stem stitch,' cross-stitch, auxiliary decorative stitches, 'puff stitches,' 'horodky'
Dimensions
78x51x60 cm (sleeve from neckline)

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

Description

Shirt with a straight silhouette, 'body' (to the waist). Sewn from two panels. The sleeve is straight with a gusset and an insert, sewn along the base, finished at the bottom with a 5.5 cm wide cuff with a buttonhole and a small white button. The cuff is stitched at the top and bottom with a double 'stem stitch,' and at the buttonhole and button level with a single 'stem stitch.' The sleeve is stitched at the top with single and double 'stem stitch,' decorated with 'puff stitches' (7.5 cm long), and sewn to the insert with a 'horodky' openwork seam. The insert is folded to the front side at the bottom and stitched with a single 'stem stitch.' The body and inserts are gathered at the neckline into small pleats using the 'sewing to the collar' technique. The neckline is oval with a 25 cm slit in the center front, finished with a narrow band stitched with triple 'stem stitch,' with a small mother-of-pearl button on the left and a loop buttonhole on the right. The shirt is decorated with black and red floral and geometric ornaments. The edge of the insert has a thin red stripe of cross-stitch chain (0.2 cm wide), framed on both sides by parallel stripes of ornament (0.3 and 0.5 cm wide) in the form of connected diamonds. The sleeve features a scattered pattern of roses with branches, leaves, and buds. The cuff has two embroidery stripes: one of stylized flowers (1 cm wide) and another of connected diamonds (0.5 cm wide).

Record

Inventory number
Тк-3079
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
19th century
Material
Factory-made fabric, thread, cotton thread
Technique
Hand sewing, embroidery, surface embroidery, 'stem stitch,' cross-stitch, auxiliary decorative stitches, 'puff stitches,' 'horodky'
Dimensions
78x51x60 cm (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate, Vovchansk County (later Vovchansk District, Kharkiv Oblast), village of Rubizhne

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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