Second half of 19th century
Northern governorates
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueDouble-sided stitch
(assisi stitch) -
MediumCanvas, red paper threads.
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Geography details
Northern governorates -
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 repeat design includes a Tree of Life based on a female figure, arranged between a pair of opposed peacocks with curved necks and fanned tails.
