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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-4657 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Women's shirt (body). Straight silhouette, body sewn from two panels, long sleeve, straight, wide, with cuffs sewn along the weft, with gusset, gathered at the bottom into fine folds, on a narrow hem. The sleeves with cuffs are joined by machine seam and "puffs" (in the middle). Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-produced fabric, cotton fabric, calico, material for decoration and weaving, thread, floss
Technique
Factory weaving, machine sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, "cross-stitch" oblique, auxiliary decorative seams, "puffs"
Dimensions
90x74x57 cm (sleeve from neckline)

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

Description

Women's shirt (body). Straight silhouette, body sewn from two panels, long sleeve, straight, wide, with cuffs sewn along the weft, with gusset, gathered at the bottom into fine folds, on a narrow hem. The sleeves with cuffs are joined by machine seam and "puffs" (in the middle). The body and cuffs are gathered near the neckline into dense folds and sewn using the "sewing to the collar" technique. The neckline is oval, hemmed with a narrow strip of canvas with a slit in the center front. The sleeves, cuffs, cuffs, neckline hem, and placket are decorated with embroidery of plant and geometric ornament, executed using "cross-stitch" in red, black, gray, blue, green, and light red threads. On the cuff, a narrow horizontal stripe of pattern, composed of multi-petaled flowers, leaves, and buds. Scattered such flowers along the sleeve. On the sleeve hems and placket, a thin stripe of pattern with stylized flowers, on the neckline hem, a broken line is embroidered.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4657
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-produced fabric, cotton fabric, calico, material for decoration and weaving, thread, floss
Technique
Factory weaving, machine sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, "cross-stitch" oblique, auxiliary decorative seams, "puffs"
Dimensions
90x74x57 cm (sleeve from neckline)
Place of creation
Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv province, Balakliia county, village Protopopivka

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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