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Accession Number UF1992.028.a036 Title Embroidered runner Category Textiles Object Type runner Culture Ukrainian Materials cotton Decorative Techniques embroidering; hand weaving Embroidery Techniques cross stitch (khrestyky) Measurements overall: 38 cm x 90 cm Description

Embroidered wall hanging which looks like 1/2 of a rushnyk. Created on hand-woven raw lined. Embroidery is in red and black created directly onto the cloth counting 3 x 3 threads. The lower half is a variety of floral…

Embroidered wall hanging which looks like 1/2 of a rushnyk. Created on hand-woven raw lined. Embroidery is in red and black created directly onto the cloth counting 3 x 3 threads. The lower half is a variety of floral and grape motifs in horizontal rows. The top half is a graphic depiction of two love birds sitting on a branch. The bottom hem is trimmed with hand-crochet lace. Embroidery stitch: cross stitch.

Read More + Provenance This piece was gifted to Andriy Nahachewsky by Professor Skrypka (relative of Tamara Bulat and Taras Filenko - musicologists: Lilea Wolanska) who was visiting guest lecturer from Ukraine in the late 1980s. Field Colours white