ТК-2325
Rushnyk
- Century
- 19
- Size
- l-240, w-49 cm
- Material
- Fabric, homespun fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving materials, thread, zari thread
- Technique
- Hand weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' auxiliary decorative seams, 'obmetytsia' ('plakhtove finishing'), machine sewing
- Place of creation
- Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate
Description
White rushnyk embroidered with red threads in a geometric ornament. The embroidery composition consists of diamonds gathered into a geometric pattern and four bands of diamonds of varying sizes. The edges are finished with red threads using 'obmetytsia' and machine-stitched.