Mid-19th century
Olonets Governorate province
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Bed valance
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueRaised work, Nabor (weaving) stitch, double-sided stitch with linen and silk threads on canvas
(stumpwork / double-sided stumpwork, assisi stitch, metallic yarn embroidery) -
MediumColored paper and silk threads, canvas
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Geography details
Olonets Governorate province -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateMid-19th century
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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Bed valance showing a traditional Tree-of-Life pattern worked in coloured cotton and silk threads; details are embroidered in flat-beaten metal thread on canvas
