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Accession Number UF1992.028.a037 Title Embroidered runner Category Textiles Object Type runner Culture Ukrainian Materials cotton Decorative Techniques embroidering; handmade Embroidery Techniques cross stitch (khrestyky) Measurements overall: 132 cm x 37 cm Description

Embroidered rushnyk on white cotton. Each end of the rushnyk features a cross stitch embroidered horizontal band of flowers and a vase holding a bouquet of flowers (lily, roses, peonies, roses and lilacs). The two…

Embroidered rushnyk on white cotton. Each end of the rushnyk features a cross stitch embroidered horizontal band of flowers and a vase holding a bouquet of flowers (lily, roses, peonies, roses and lilacs). The two halves of the artifact have been sewn together in the middle. Each end has been trimmed with hand-crocheted lace.

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