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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-4478 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Shirt 'to the hem' made of white hemp canvas (bodice from finer, hem from coarser canvas). Straight silhouette, bodice and hem sewn from six parts. The sleeve with an inset, sewn along the warp, with a gusset, gathered at the top and bottom, with a cuff. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, thread, woolen thread, linen thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, cross-stitch, backstitch, straight satin stitch, embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery
Dimensions
118x71x67 (sleeve from neckline)

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

Description

Shirt 'to the hem' made of white hemp canvas (bodice from finer, hem from coarser canvas). Straight silhouette, bodice and hem sewn from six parts. The sleeve with an inset, sewn along the warp, with a gusset, gathered at the top and bottom, with a cuff. The bodice and insets are gathered near the neck. The neckline is round, with a central slit and two slit loops, finished with a narrow cuff. The insets and sleeves are embroidered with red and blue threads, and the cuffs with red threads, in a floral pattern using the cross-stitch technique. The insets feature a horizontal stripe of a pattern with flowers connected by branches. The sleeves have a scattering of flower bouquets. The cuffs are decorated with a thin stripe of floral pattern and scalloped teeth. The hem is adorned with a stripe of geometric-floral pattern with diamond and leaf motifs. The pattern is embroidered with white linen threads using the straight satin stitch technique. The connecting seams of the hem (6 cm from the bottom) are decorated with gray and orange woolen thread using the backstitch technique.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4478
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Homemade fabric, bleached hemp canvas, thread, woolen thread, linen thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, cross-stitch, backstitch, straight satin stitch, embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery
Dimensions
118x71x67 (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate, Zmiiv County, village of Mospanove

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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