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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-6794 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made from white cotton fabric, embroidered in pink, red, orange, blue, lilac, green, brown, and black threads. The ornament consists of multi-petal floral branches with leaves. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Factory cotton fabric, spool threads, 'floss,' openwork
Technique
Factory weaving, machine sewing, hand embroidery 'flat stitch,' 'stebnivka'
Dimensions
189.5x38 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made from white cotton fabric, embroidered in pink, red, orange, blue, lilac, green, brown, and black threads. The ornament consists of multi-petal floral branches with leaves. At the edges of the rushnyk, a wide factory openwork with a floral ornament in three rows in the form of fringe with a wavy edge is sewn with a machine stitch.

Provenance: Embroidered by Hanna Andriivna Matviychuk, who resided in Kharkiv.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-6794
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
20th century
Material
Factory cotton fabric, spool threads, 'floss,' openwork
Technique
Factory weaving, machine sewing, hand embroidery 'flat stitch,' 'stebnivka'
Dimensions
189.5x38 cm
Place of creation
USSR, city of Kharkiv

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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