18th century
Tver Governorate province
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Bed valance
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Type of arts & crafts 1
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Technique 1Backstitch emboidery with multicolored silk threads
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Type of arts & crafts 2
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Technique 2Lace
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MediumColored silk and gold threads
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Geography details
Tver Governorate province -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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Date18th century
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcebook “Russian Embroidery and Lace”
Author(s) L. Efimova, R. Belogorskaya -
Fund that the source refers toThe State Historical Museum
Description
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Detail of a bed valance with a lyre motif and the figures of riders mounting unicorns against a geometrically patterned field, worked in coloured silks in a backstitch; trimmed by gold-thread bobbin lace
