Second half of 19th century
Olonets Governorate province,
Kargopolsky district
Kargopolsky district
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Coverlet edges
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueDouble-sided stitch, nabor (weaving 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, red paper and colored woolen threads
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Geography details
Olonets Governorate province,
Kargopolsky district -
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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The main design contains alternating large ‘bird boats’ with a Tree of Life atop, and an eagle, head reversed, wings spread low and tail terminating in a plant motif. A pair of heraldically presented peacocks surmount the eagle’s wings. The outer border is a repeat motif of geometrical plant forms.
