First half of 19th century
Arkhangelsk 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
(assisi stitch) -
MediumCanvas, red paper threads
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Geography details
Arkhangelsk Governorate province -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateFirst 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 repeat pattern consists of a female figure with lowered arms and an ‘equine boat’ carrying another female figure. Tiny birds presented heraldically and divided by a Tree of Life are placed below the boat.
