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Textiles · Other

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Inv. no. Тк-3638 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rectangular valance made from white homespun hemp canvas, 'nine' weave. Decorated with horizontal strips of stylized floral and geometric ornaments in black and red colors along the lower edge: a wavy branch with flowers, leaves, and buds, highlighted by stylized fringe with triangles and circles… Full description

Date
1929
Material
Fabric, homespun fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, zapoloch, crochet
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, machine sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' hand weaving, crochet
Dimensions
58x196 cm

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

Description

Rectangular valance made from white homespun hemp canvas, 'nine' weave. Decorated with horizontal strips of stylized floral and geometric ornaments in black and red colors along the lower edge: a wavy branch with flowers, leaves, and buds, highlighted by stylized fringe with triangles and circles at the corners. The bottom of the valance is adorned with white lace with a scalloped edge. The lace is ornamented with floral motifs: stylized flowers. Provenance: Woven, embroidered, and lace crocheted by Hurtova Pelageya Stepanivna, a resident of the village of Pashchenivka, [Bohodukhiv] District.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-3638
Title
Other
Collection group
Textiles · Other
Date
1929
Material
Fabric, homespun fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, zapoloch, crochet
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, machine sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' hand weaving, crochet
Dimensions
58x196 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv District, [Bohodukhiv] District, village of Pashchenivka

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