First half of 19th century
Olonets Governorate province,
Kargopolsky district
Kargopolsky district
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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Technique
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MediumCanvas, patterned weaving, red calico, linen and silk threads, bobbin lace.
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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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DateFirst 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 this three-part composition the central female figure is flanked by horse-and-rider motifs; all the figures have uplifted arms and well-delineated fingers. The panel is bordered by broad bands with series of peacocks, plant forms and geometrized female figures.
