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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-4949 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made of bleached canvas, embroidered with red and black threads. The ornament is floral. The composition is tiered: a bouquet of roses in a vase, below which are two stripes of rose garlands, with rhombus-patterned lace in between. The edges are sewn with lace featuring a floral ornament. Legend: embroidered by a resident of Vasylyshcheve village.

Date

20th century

Material

Factory linen canvas, cotton thread, factory lace

Technique

Factory weaving, hand embroidery, cross-stitch

Dimensions

247x39 cm

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