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Textiles · Woman’s shirt

Woman’s shirt

Inv. no. Тк-6448 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Shirt made of white factory fabric. The sleeve is long with an insert sewn along the warp and a gusset, gathered densely at the bottom under a cuff with a fastening of 1 button and 1 buttonhole. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Factory cotton fabric, cotton thread, sewing thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, stem stitch, satin stitch, diagonal cross-stitch, worm stitch
Dimensions
60x75 cm

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

Description

Shirt made of white factory fabric. The sleeve is long with an insert sewn along the warp and a gusset, gathered densely at the bottom under a cuff with a fastening of 1 button and 1 buttonhole. The neckline is round, densely gathered under a narrow binding with 2 buttonholes at the edges, with a slit at the center front. The shirt is decorated with a stylized floral-geometric ornament, embroidered with black and red threads with a slight addition of white threads. The neckline binding is embroidered with a chain stitch, and the chest slit is secured at the bottom with a worm stitch. The sleeve is decorated with scattered rose branches with leaves and buds and one row of puffs at the top edge. The insert is embroidered with a garland of roses with leaves and buds. The joints of the insert with the sleeve and shirt body are decorated with a worm stitch and highlighted with a chain of flowers. The cuff is decorated with a similar ornament.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-6448
Title
Woman’s shirt
Collection group
Textiles · Woman’s shirt
Date
20th century
Material
Factory cotton fabric, cotton thread, sewing thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand sewing, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, stem stitch, satin stitch, diagonal cross-stitch, worm stitch
Dimensions
60x75 cm
Place of creation
USSR, Kharkiv region, Zmiiv district, Husyna Polyana village

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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