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Fragment of a Tablecloth, Embroidered with Beads and Glass Bugle Beads, inv. no. Тк-410: photo 1 of 5
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Fragment of a Tablecloth, Embroidered with Beads and Glass Bugle Beads, inv. no. Тк-410: photo 1 of 5
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Textiles · Embroidery

Fragment of a Tablecloth, Embroidered with Beads and Glass Bugle Beads

Inv. no. Тк-410 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

A fragment of a cloth cover, made of purple velvet. It takes the form of an elongated wide band, decorated along two edges with beadwork and glass-bead embroidery in the form of a grapevine with clusters, leaves, and tendrils. The embroidery is backed on the reverse with light-colored cotton fabric. Full description

Date
18th century
Material
Velvet, cotton fabric, beads
Technique
Machine weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery
Dimensions
151 × 45 cm

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

Description

A fragment of a cloth cover, made of purple velvet. It takes the form of an elongated wide band, decorated along two edges with beadwork and glass-bead embroidery in the form of a grapevine with clusters, leaves, and tendrils. The embroidery is backed on the reverse with light-colored cotton fabric.

The perimeter of the fragment is partly bordered with a narrow border ornament (a "branch" motif).

Record

Inventory number
Тк-410
Title
Fragment of a Tablecloth, Embroidered with Beads and Glass Bugle Beads
Collection group
Textiles · Embroidery
Date
18th century
Material
Velvet, cotton fabric, beads
Technique
Machine weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery
Dimensions
151 × 45 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Christianity

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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