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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-4145 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made of bleached canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. The ornament is floral, arranged along the edge in the form of a garland with flowers and grape branches with clusters and leaves. The edges are finished with openwork. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Bleached homespun canvas, cotton thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, Bulgarian cross-stitch
Dimensions
255x36 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made of bleached canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. The ornament is floral, arranged along the edge in the form of a garland with flowers and grape branches with clusters and leaves. The edges are finished with openwork. Legend: used in the family of Chernyshova Valentyna Mykolaivna, a resident of Kharkiv city; in the 1920s, her family moved from Poltava.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4145
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Bleached homespun canvas, cotton thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, Bulgarian cross-stitch
Dimensions
255x36 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Poltava city, Kharkiv city

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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