Second half of 19th century
Olonets Governorate province
Object qualities
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Objectclothes: Hem of a chemise
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueDouble-sided stitch
(assisi stitch) -
MediumCanvas, linen red threads
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Geography details
Olonets Governorate province -
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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Included in the repeat design are a formalized female figure holding opposed birds in its upraised arms and an anthropomorphic figure with a diamond-shaped head; minor bird-shapcs are arranged within it. The narrow outer border shows a scries of simple geometrical forms.
