Late 19th century
Tver Governorate province,
Bezhetsky district
Bezhetsky district
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueTambour and double-sided embroidery with woolen red and green threads on canvas
(tambour (free-style chain stitch), double-sided stitch) -
MediumGreen and red woolen threads, canvas
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Geography details
Tver Governorate province,
Bezhetsky district -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateLate 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 Embroidery and Lace”
Author(s) L. Efimova, R. Belogorskaya -
Fund that the source refers toThe State Historical Museum
Description
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Edge of a towel with an ornamental design of stylized women’s figures holding tree branches in their raised arms, worked in green and red woollen threads on canvas in a chainstitch, with other stitches so arranged that both sides of embroidery are alike
