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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-6500 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made from white factory linen fabric. The ends are decorated from the center with a large stylized composition in the form of a wreath: two large roses, bellflowers, cornflowers, and branches with leaves and spikes, with three small flowers in the center. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Linen fabric, cotton 'floss' thread, sewing threads
Technique
Factory weaving, machine and hand sewing, machine 'richelieu' embroidery, hand flat stitch embroidery
Dimensions
261.5x37 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made from white factory linen fabric. The ends are decorated from the center with a large stylized composition in the form of a wreath: two large roses, bellflowers, cornflowers, and branches with leaves and spikes, with three small flowers in the center. The composition is executed in red, pink, blue, and yellow threads. Closer to the edge, the rushnyk is adorned across its width with white openwork with transparent embroidery of small flowers with leaves and a rhombic composition. Above the openwork, the rushnyk is decorated with a large garland of leaves in red, yellow, and blue colors. The edges are finished with white fabric embroidered with a floral ornament in the 'richelieu' technique. One longitudinal edge is hemmed with a machine stitch, the other is the selvage.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-6500
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Linen fabric, cotton 'floss' thread, sewing threads
Technique
Factory weaving, machine and hand sewing, machine 'richelieu' embroidery, hand flat stitch embroidery
Dimensions
261.5x37 cm
Place of creation
USSR, Kharkiv Oblast

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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