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Textiles · Rushnyk

Rushnyk

Inv. no. Тк-93 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Rushnyk made of homespun bleached canvas, embroidered with red and blue threads. The ornament is stylized floral-geometric and geometric. The ends are decorated with an ornament arranged in three rows: the bottom row has three flowers, the others have two. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zari thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, straight 'satin stitch' ('lyshtva'), 'shtapivka'
Dimensions
l-228, w-50 cm

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

Description

Rushnyk made of homespun bleached canvas, embroidered with red and blue threads. The ornament is stylized floral-geometric and geometric. The ends are decorated with an ornament arranged in three rows: the bottom row has three flowers, the others have two. Small rectangles, single or joined in pairs, are scattered between them. The composition is framed on the sides and bottom by a zigzag band. The edges are not hemmed. Legend: Part of the pre-war collection of the Museum of Sloboda Ukraine named after H.S. Skovoroda.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-93
Title
Rushnyk
Collection group
Textiles · Rushnyk
Date
19th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zari thread
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery, straight 'satin stitch' ('lyshtva'), 'shtapivka'
Dimensions
l-228, w-50 cm
Place of creation
Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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