19th century
Russia
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): of a table valance
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueDouble-sided embroidery (Rospis) and weaving stitch embroidery (Nabor) with silk threads on canvas
(assisi stitch, double-sided stitch) -
MediumSilk threads, fine linen
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Geography details
Russia -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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Date19th century
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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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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Detail of a table valance patterned with the figures of a woman and a rider, worked in silks on fine linen in a combination stitch, with other stitches so arranged that both sides of embroidery are alike
