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Textiles · Embroidery specimen

Embroidery specimen

Inv. no. Тк-998 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

White rectangular canvas with embroidery, hemmed with fabric of the same type and shape. The ornament is floral-geometric, with motifs in the bends of a wavy branch consisting of two black leaves and an opposite red flower. The leaves and flowers are embroidered in pairs facing upward and downward, with their positions alternating in each pair.

Date

20th century

Material

Fabric, factory-produced fabric, linen canvas, decorative and weaving materials, thread, factory-produced thread, zari thread

Technique

Factory weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch'

Dimensions

l-27, w-2.8 cm

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