ТК-10
Rushnyk
- Century
- 19
- Size
- l-280, w-40 cm
- Material
- Fabric, homespun fabric, bleached linen canvas, decorative and weaving materials, thread, zari thread
- Technique
- Embroidery, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, painted surface embroidery, rushnyk stitch
- Place of creation
- Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate
Description
White rushnyk embroidered with red and blue threads in a stylized floral ornament. The main composition is located at the ends of the rushnyk and consists of a tree of life framed on three sides by a strip of flowers. The perimeter is bordered with a zigzag line with flowers embroidered in the folds and a strip of figures made of three squares joined at the vertices. Above the main composition is a scattering of various flowers, interspersed with figures of two squares joined at the vertices.
**Legend:** Part of the collection of the Museum of Sloboda Ukraine named after H.S. Skovoroda.