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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-3378 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made from homespun canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. The ornament is floral, geometric, ornithomorphic, and includes textual embroidery. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zapoloch
Technique
Hand weaving, embroidery, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' openwork
Dimensions
280x42 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made from homespun canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. The ornament is floral, geometric, ornithomorphic, and includes textual embroidery. The ornament is arranged in tiers: 1) a crown with the inscription 'Vasyllisa' and two roosters beside it; 2) individual trees and the inscription 'ЯБ. ЛУКИ'; 3) a background pattern with a wavy rose branch; 4) water lilies with the inscription 'ПН'; 5) openwork with a geometric rhomb-in-rhomb ornament; 6) grapevines; 7) a background pattern with eight-petal flowers; 8) a poppy branch; 9) at the bottom, the inscription 'шила, вишивала у Бога счастья и долі прохала'; 10) openwork.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-3378
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zapoloch
Technique
Hand weaving, embroidery, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' openwork
Dimensions
280x42 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Kharkiv Oblast, District, village of Tsybivka

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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