First half of 19th century
Olonets Governorate province,
Kargopolsky district
Kargopolsky district
Object qualities
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Objectclothes: Shoulder-piece of a a woman's shirt
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueNabor (weaving stitch), feather stitch, satin stitch, double-sided stitch
(assisi stitch, satin stitch / slanting satin stitch / counted satin stitch / single-sided satin stitch / double-sided satin stitch / long-and-short stitch, stem stitch, nabor (weaving stitch)) -
MediumCanvas, red and blue linen, colored silk and gold 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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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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A regular net with four-petalled rosettes within each diamond is framed by anthropomorphic motifs, diamonds with latch hooks and swastikas. Set in the frieze is a formalized female figure holding peacocks in upraised arms: the figure is flanked by peacocks and stylized lion images with upraised forepaws.
