ТК-2975
Rushnyk
- Century
- 20
- Size
- l-241, w-50 cm
- Material
- Fabric, homespun fabric, bleached hemp canvas, decorative and weaving materials, thread, zari thread, hemp thread
- Technique
- Hand weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' openwork
- Place of creation
- Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate
Description
White rushnyk embroidered with red and black threads. The ornament is floral, geometric, zoomorphic, and textual. The embroidery composition at the ends consists of five ornamental bands (from bottom to top): 1. band of tassels; 2. grapevine branch; 3. band of black-thread embroidery imitating openwork with stars and keys; 4. grapevine branch; 5. tree of life with roosters on both sides and the letters 'NAL' and 'TMU.' The ends are hemmed with openwork.