Mid-19th century
Olonets Governorate province
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts 1
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Technique 1Double-sided embroidery (rospis stitch) with linen red threads on canvas, silk ribbon and handmade lace
(double-sided stitch, assisi stitch, nabor (weaving stitch)) -
Type of arts & crafts 2
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Technique 2Lace
(hand-made lace) -
MediumRed, linen threads, canvas, silk ribbon.
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Geography details
Olonets Governorate province -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateMid-19th century
Ornament qualities
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcebook “Russian Embroidery and Lace”
Author(s) L. Efimova, R. Belogorskaya -
Fund that the source refers toThe State Historical Museum
Description
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Edge of a towel showing a complicated pattern of three women’s figures, double-headed eagles, birds and stylized sailing-boats followed by sirens; a band showing a stylized Tree-of-Life and a bird motif is worked in red flax thread on canvas, with stitches so arranged that both sides of embroidery are alike; trimmed by a silk ribbon and needlepoint lace
