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Textiles · Rushnyk
Rushnyk
Rushnyk made from white fabric, embroidered in red, yellow, and black threads. The ends are decorated with a combined floral and ornithomorphic ornament: two tiers of colored embroidery, openwork, and lace. Full description
- Date
- 20th century
- Material
- Factory calico fabric, sewing thread, 'floss'
- Technique
- Factory weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery 'flat stitch,' stem stitch, crochet
- Dimensions
- 214x26 cm
Description
Rushnyk made from white fabric, embroidered in red, yellow, and black threads. The ends are decorated with a combined floral and ornithomorphic ornament: two tiers of colored embroidery, openwork, and lace. The upper tier features a rooster with a wavy branch of three flowers, leaves, buds, and berries. The lower tier depicts branches with flowers, berries, and leaves. A strip of openwork is between the tiers. The edges are finished with wide lace with two scallops.
Provenance: Embroidered by Halyna Vasylivna Hontar, who survived the Holodomor of 1932–1933 as a child.
Record
- Inventory number
- Тк-6324
- Title
- Rushnyk
- Projects
- Ukrainian embroidery
- Date
- 20th century
- Material
- Factory calico fabric, sewing thread, 'floss'
- Technique
- Factory weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery 'flat stitch,' stem stitch, crochet
- Dimensions
- 214x26 cm
- Place of creation
- USSR, Kharkiv Oblast, Krasnokutsk District, village of Vyazova
