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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-4519 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made of homespun bleached canvas, embroidered with red zari thread. The ornament is stylized floral. The ends are decorated with a 'tree' pattern with roots in the form of a flower. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zari thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, tambour stitch
Dimensions
l-334, w-48 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made of homespun bleached canvas, embroidered with red zari thread. The ornament is stylized floral. The ends are decorated with a 'tree' pattern with roots in the form of a flower. A narrow straight stem extends from the roots, topped with a large multi-petal flower; branches with various flowers, buds, and leaves extend from the stem on both sides. Above the 'tree,' three separate branches of different shapes are arranged in two rows, with a trefoil at the center above. The rushnyk is framed along the longer edges by a wavy floral branch with leaves and tendrils between two narrow bands ('gaba'), and along the shorter edges by a lush wavy branch with three large multi-petal flowers, buds, leaves, and tendrils, framed above and below by a 'chain' ('base').

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4519
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zari thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, tambour stitch
Dimensions
l-334, w-48 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate, Okhtyrka County, Kuzemyno village

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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