Early 19th century
Arkhangelsk Governorate province,
Onezhsky district
Onezhsky district
Object qualities
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Objectclothes: Shoulder-piece of a a woman's shirt
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueNabor (weaving stitch), double-sided 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, linen and silk colored threads
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Geography details
Arkhangelsk Governorate province,
Onezhsky district -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateEarly 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 displays a female figure holding two birds in upraised arms; it is flanked by large birds presented heraldically, with another pair of smaller birds placed closer to the centre. The infilling motifs of the outer edge comprise geometrical and plant subjects.
