Mid-19th century
Nizhny Novgorod Governorate province
Object qualities
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Objectwork-tool (spinning wheels, etc.): Spinning bench of a distaff, Distaff board
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWood
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Geography details
Nizhny Novgorod 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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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcebook “Russian Folk Art in the Collection of the State Russian Museum ”
Author(s) I. Boguslavskaya -
Fund that the source refers toThe State Russian Museum
Description
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A painting on a distaff board represents a scene of conversation between two men — one of them playing a musical instrument and the other smoking a long-stemmed pipe.
