Second half of 19th century
Petersburg Governorate province
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueNabor (weaving stitch), satin stitch, double-sided 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 paper threads.
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Geography details
Petersburg 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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In strict axial symmetry, the main pattern is a stylized Tree of Life surrounded by cross-, wedge- and diamond-forms; above it is an ornamental band combining a rosette and wedge-forms with tight infillings of a geometrical character. The upper border shows a repeat pattern of a bird-topped tree and a stylized female figure. Female half-figures holding eight-petalled rosettes in upraised arms alternate with trees of life in the outer border.
