ТК-5611
Embroidery specimen
- Century
- 20
- Size
- l-83.5, w-32 cm
- Material
- Fabric, factory-made fabric, cotton fabric, decorative and weaving material, thread, floss, cotton thread
- Technique
- Factory weaving, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, counted surface embroidery, diagonal 'cross-stitch,' 'shtapivka,' openwork
- Place of creation
- USSR, Ukraine, city of Kharkiv
Description
White rectangular fabric with embroidery. Floral and geometric ornaments executed in blue, yellow, green, red, and black floss threads and white cotton threads. The embroidery composition consists of three bands of openwork with rhombic holes—two identical narrow bands, edged with colored 'snails,' frame the central openwork band, interrupted by five 'medallions' filled with multicolored flowers and 'snails.'