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Accession Number UF1992.028.a042 Title Embroidered doily Category Textiles Object Type doily Place Made Europe: Ukraine Culture Ukrainian Materials cotton Decorative Techniques embroidering; handmade Embroidery Techniques cross stitch (khrestyky) Measurements overall: 33 cm x 37 cm Description

Embroidered doily on light weight cotton. Pattern features a large multi-coloured bouquet of roses that have been double cross stitched directly onto the cloth without using canvas. The image is centred on the cloth…

Embroidered doily on light weight cotton. Pattern features a large multi-coloured bouquet of roses that have been double cross stitched directly onto the cloth without using canvas. The image is centred on the cloth and fills a majority of the area.

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