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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-4940 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Shirt made of white factory-made linen canvas. Straight silhouette, body sewn from two panels, 'extended.' The sleeve has an insert sewn along the warp, straight, heavily gathered at the bottom into a band. The body and inserts are gathered at the neck. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-made fabric, linen canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, cotton thread
Technique
Machine sewing, hand embroidery, counted surface embroidery, cross-stitch, openwork, auxiliary decorative stitches, 'teeth,' embroidery, surface embroidery
Dimensions
117x71x56 cm

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

Description

Shirt made of white factory-made linen canvas. Straight silhouette, body sewn from two panels, 'extended.' The sleeve has an insert sewn along the warp, straight, heavily gathered at the bottom into a band. The body and inserts are gathered at the neck. The neckline is square ('kare') with a slit in the center, finished with a narrow band. On the right side of the band is a loop buttonhole, and on the left is a white button. The neckline and sleeve bands are decorated with teeth. The insert, sleeves, neckline, and sleeve bands are embroidered with black and yellow threads in floral and geometric ornaments using the cross-stitch technique. The insert and sleeve have two parallel horizontal pattern stripes consisting of curled branches with elongated leaves and stylized flowers attached. The insert features a scattered pattern of leaves, and the sleeves have stylized poppies with buds and leaves. The neckline and sleeve bands are decorated with a wavy line of crosses. The hem is decorated with white openwork.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-4940
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-made fabric, linen canvas, decorative and weaving material, thread, cotton thread
Technique
Machine sewing, hand embroidery, counted surface embroidery, cross-stitch, openwork, auxiliary decorative stitches, 'teeth,' embroidery, surface embroidery
Dimensions
117x71x56 cm
Place of creation
USSR, Kharkiv Oblast

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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