Second half of 19th century
Novgorod Governorate province
Object qualities
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Objectclothes: Hem of a chemise
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueDouble-sided stitch, nabor (weaving stitch), satin stitch
(assisi stitch, nabor (weaving stitch), satin stitch / slanting satin stitch / counted satin stitch / single-sided satin stitch / double-sided satin stitch / long-and-short stitch) -
MediumCanvas, red and blue paper threads
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Geography details
Novgorod Governorate province -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateSecond half of 19th century
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcebook “Russian Folk Embroidery: Pictorial Motifs”
Author(s) G. Durasov, G. Yakovleva -
Fund that the source refers toThe All-Russia Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art (during the USSR times the Folk Art Museum of Moscow)
Description
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The main repeat pattern incorporates a female figure with solar rosettes in uprised arms and a ‘bird boat’ with a formalized female figure in it. The ornamentation of the lower register is of a figural and plant character. The outer border displays a series of birds facing left.
