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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-4253 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made of bleached canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. Anthropomorphic, floral-geometric, and geometric ornament. Tiered composition: 5 women in profile facing right, holding a branch; the ornament of a strip of flowers with leaves and stylized fringe is repeated twice. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Bleached canvas, cotton
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, 'cross-stitch,' 'satin stitch,' openwork mesh
Dimensions
134x48 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made of bleached canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. Anthropomorphic, floral-geometric, and geometric ornament. Tiered composition: 5 women in profile facing right, holding a branch; the ornament of a strip of flowers with leaves and stylized fringe is repeated twice. Above the composition, a scattering of 8-pointed stars. The edges of the rushnyk are hemmed with 'single prutik' openwork mesh.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4253
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Bleached canvas, cotton
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, 'cross-stitch,' 'satin stitch,' openwork mesh
Dimensions
134x48 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Kharkiv region, village of Vasylivka

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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