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Embroidery specimen, inv. no. Тк-3129/4: photo 1 of 1
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Textiles · Embroidery specimen

Embroidery specimen

Inv. no. Тк-3129/4 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Women's shirt sleeve, cut as a rectangle across the full width of the canvas. Decorated with a stylized floral ornament embroidered in black and red threads. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Fabric, homespun fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, zapoloch
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch'
Dimensions
l-41.5, w-49 cm

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

Description

Women's shirt sleeve, cut as a rectangle across the full width of the canvas. Decorated with a stylized floral ornament embroidered in black and red threads. The decor consists of two horizontal ornamental bands: a wide band of roses (Rosa centifolia) with branches and leaves, and a narrower band of small four-petal flowers with branches and leaves ('cross-stitch').

Provenance: Acquired from Lyudmyla Vasylivna Mozhary (USSR, Ukraine, Kharkiv Oblast, Kharkiv District, city of Pivdenne).

Record

Inventory number
Тк-3129/4
Title
Embroidery specimen
Collection group
Textiles · Embroidery specimen
Date
19th century
Material
Fabric, homespun fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, zapoloch
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch'
Dimensions
l-41.5, w-49 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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