Second half of 19th century
Tver Governorate province,
Novy Torzhok district
Novy Torzhok district
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, linen and cotton cloth, bobbin lace
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Geography details
Tver Governorate province,
Novy Torzhok 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 three-part composition comprises a large anthropomorphic figure flanked by two female figures holding opposed birds in upraised arms; minor plant forms serve as a subsidiary motif.
