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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-3848 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Women's shirt "body". Straight silhouette, body sewn from two panels, the front panel extended. Long sleeve, wide, with gusset and cuff, sewn along the weft, gathered at the bottom into dense fine pleats, on the cuff, with a frill. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-produced fabric, cotton fabric, calico, material for decoration and weaving, thread, wool, sewn-on decorations, sequins
Technique
Factory weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, "cross-stitch" oblique, auxiliary decorative seams, "puffs", hemstitch
Dimensions
53x79x72 (sleeve from neckline)

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

Description

Women's shirt "body". Straight silhouette, body sewn from two panels, the front panel extended. Long sleeve, wide, with gusset and cuff, sewn along the weft, gathered at the bottom into dense fine pleats, on the cuff, with a frill. The cuffs and sleeves are attached to the body from the back with hemstitch, the cuffs are attached to the sleeve with hemstitch and decorated at the top with "puffs". The cuffs and body are densely gathered near the neckline, the neckline is round, with a turn-down collar, with two slit loops for a ribbon. The cuffs and sleeves are decorated with plant ornament in red and black threads using the "cross-stitch" technique. On the cuff, a horizontal stripe with leaves and small flowers. On the sleeve—scattered bouquets of flowers. On the cuffs—small plant-geometric ornament. The frills are decorated with sequins.

Legend: The shirt belonged to Roslyakova Motrona Dmytrivna, born in 1887, she sewed it.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-3848
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-produced fabric, cotton fabric, calico, material for decoration and weaving, thread, wool, sewn-on decorations, sequins
Technique
Factory weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, "cross-stitch" oblique, auxiliary decorative seams, "puffs", hemstitch
Dimensions
53x79x72 (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv province, Zmiiv county, village Okhoche.

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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