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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-4286 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made of bleached linen canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. Floral ornament featuring a large vase with a lush bouquet. Below it, the inscription: 'It’s hard to live in the world as an orphan without kin...' Below, a garland of flowers. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Bleached linen canvas, cotton, handmade lace
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, 'cross-stitch,' openwork mesh, crochet
Dimensions
280x48 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made of bleached linen canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. Floral ornament featuring a large vase with a lush bouquet. Below it, the inscription: 'It’s hard to live in the world as an orphan without kin...' Below, a garland of flowers. The edge of the rushnyk is hemmed with 'single prutik' openwork mesh. The edges are sewn with lace featuring a geometric ornament with a diamond motif. Provenance: Woven and embroidered by Yavdokha Maksymivna Cherkavenko, a resident of the village of Vasylivka, Barvinkiv district.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4286
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Bleached linen canvas, cotton, handmade lace
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, 'cross-stitch,' openwork mesh, crochet
Dimensions
280x48 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Kharkiv region, village of Vasylivka

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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