Late 18th century
Russia
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniquePart lace
(non-continuous lace) -
MediumBlack silk, gold and silver threads
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Geography details
Russia -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateLate 18th 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 of free bobbin lace of gold, silver and black silk threads, with contours of stylized peacocks and double-headed eagles filled with gold-thread openwork nets edged with loops; a winding twisted thread outlines the pattern on a fine silver-thread background mesh
