ТК-2081
Rushnyk
- Century
- 19
- Size
- 268x49 cm
- Material
- Bleached hemp canvas, zapoloch
- Technique
- Hand weaving, embroidery, hand embroidery, surface embroidery, flat stitch, needle forward, overcast
- Place of creation
- Ukraine, Sloboda Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate
Description
Rushnyk decorated with red and blue embroidery. The central composition on both ends is a mythical tree growing in a vase. Around the tree and across the entire field of the rushnyk, there is a scattered pattern of floral branches. Below the tree and along the perimeter, the rushnyk is bordered with a wavy floral branch and a zigzag line. The rushnyk is hemmed with an overcast stitch.