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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-6386 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made from white factory fabric. Decorated at the edges with two tiers of embroidery executed in blue, green, and pink threads. Near the edge of the rushnyk is a zigzag branch with stylized flowers; above it is a wreath under a crown, flanked by a bird sitting on a branch with a flower. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Factory cotton fabric, 'floss' threads, sewing thread
Technique
Factory weaving, hand embroidery 'diagonal cross-stitch,' 'single prutik' openwork
Dimensions
148x30 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made from white factory fabric. Decorated at the edges with two tiers of embroidery executed in blue, green, and pink threads. Near the edge of the rushnyk is a zigzag branch with stylized flowers; above it is a wreath under a crown, flanked by a bird sitting on a branch with a flower. The edges of the rushnyk are finished with 'single prutik' openwork. One longitudinal edge is hemmed by hand.

Provenance: Embroidered by Lidiya Ivanivna Lymar, who resided in the village of Sinne, Bohodukhiv District, Kharkiv Oblast.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-6386
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Factory cotton fabric, 'floss' threads, sewing thread
Technique
Factory weaving, hand embroidery 'diagonal cross-stitch,' 'single prutik' openwork
Dimensions
148x30 cm
Place of creation
USSR, Kharkiv Oblast, Bohodukhiv District, village of Sinne

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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