ТК-6436
Rushnyk
- Century
- 20
- Size
- 260x46 cm
- Material
- Homespun canvas, zapoloch, factory cotton threads
- Technique
- Hand weaving, hand embroidery, 'diagonal cross-stitch,' openwork, crochet
- Place of creation
- USSR, city of Kharkiv
Description
Rushnyk made from bleached homespun canvas. Decorated at the edges with two bands of floral ornament. The first consists of four floral branches with large multi-petal flowers and leaves; the second is a garland of eight flowers and leaves. The compositions are separated horizontally by handmade openwork with a geometric ornament. The embroidery is executed in red and gray threads. The rushnyk is finished with handmade lace with a geometric ornament and a toothed edge.
**Provenance:** Embroidered by Nataliya Mykhaylivna Onishchuk, who resided in Kharkiv.