Second half of 19th century
Olonets Governorate province
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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Technique
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MediumCanvas, red and blue paper threads, linen bobbin lace.
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Geography details
Olonets 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 central compartment is occupied by a female figure with one arm raised and another lowered, flanked by horses (both facing left) with female riders. The major pattern is accompanied by eight-petalled rosettes, hooked squares and a single bird placed at the rihht border. The framing ornamental band contains a repeat bird motif. The friezes are filled with series of formalized female figures.
