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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-5561 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

White rushnyk embroidered with white, yellow, red, raspberry, pink, terracotta, blue, dark blue, green, emerald, dark green, and black threads. The floral ornament is located at the ends in two bands of floral garlands and three vignettes with wreaths arranged in a triangle. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-produced fabric, linen canvas, decorative and weaving materials, thread, mouline, crochet
Technique
Hand sewing, machine sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' openwork, hand weaving, crocheting
Dimensions
l-237, w-37 cm

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

Description

White rushnyk embroidered with white, yellow, red, raspberry, pink, terracotta, blue, dark blue, green, emerald, dark green, and black threads. The floral ornament is located at the ends in two bands of floral garlands and three vignettes with wreaths arranged in a triangle. The narrower edges, hemmed with openwork, have lace with a serrated edge, featuring a net and diamond-shaped motifs. One side of the rushnyk is machine-hemmed, the other is the fabric selvedge.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-5561
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Fabric, factory-produced fabric, linen canvas, decorative and weaving materials, thread, mouline, crochet
Technique
Hand sewing, machine sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' openwork, hand weaving, crocheting
Dimensions
l-237, w-37 cm
Place of creation
Ukrainian SSR, Ukraine, Kharkiv Oblast

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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