Mid-19th century
Tver 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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TechniqueTambour emboidery with colored cotton threads on canvas
(tambour (free-style chain stitch)) -
MediumMulticolored cotton threads, canvas, linen fringe
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Geography details
Tver 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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Detail of a bed valance with a floral design and a bird motif worked in coloured cotton thread on canvas in a fine chainstitch; flax-thread trimming
