ТК-106

White rushnyk embroidered with white, red, and black threads. Two strips of factory-made lace (geometric ornament) are sewn along the warp to the narrower ends. Patterns are arranged in seven stripes on both ends of the rushnyk, with the center left plain. From the edge to the center, the patterns are as follows: 1) an embroidered garland of tassels; 2) a geometric ornament made with white thread openwork; 3) a wide stripe of embroidered roses (flowers, buds, leaves); 4) a branch of lilies, openworked with white threads; 5) two stripes of geometric ornament (semi-diamonds, with four-petaled rosettes 'inscribed' in the larger semi-diamonds; on one end, the last semi-diamond is replaced by a complex geometric ornament) and a stripe of poppy flowers; 6) three pairs of embroidered birds facing each other; 7) two roosters facing a floral vase, embroidered. The rushnyk is in the so-called 'Brokare' embroidery style. Legend: Used in Kharkiv region, part of the collection of the Sloboda Ukraine Museum named after G.S. Skovoroda (according to the inventory book).