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Accession Number UF1992.028.a038 Title Embroidered runner Category Textiles Object Type runner Culture Ukrainian Materials cotton Decorative Techniques embroidering; handmade Embroidery Techniques cross stitch (khrestyky) Measurements overall: 240 cm x 36 cm Description Embroidered rushnyk on white cotton. Each end of the rushnyk features a cross stitch embroidered horizontal band of flowers and a grouping of 3 bouquets above the band. Each end has been trimmed with eyelet lace. 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