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Saturday, 22 October 2016 15:26

Kerchief Border (Russia)

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a border of a kerchief that derives from Russia and dates to the eighteenth century. It is made of green cotton decorated with motifs that are outlined in gilt thread and worked in satin stitch. There are embroidered floral motifs in red, pink, silver and green, and alternate panels of applied gilt embroidery, decorated with embroidered floral sprays.

Saturday, 22 October 2016 14:52

Kustar

A kustar is a Russian home or cottage worker, a peasant engaged in cottage industry. The kustar produced a wide range of products, including embroidery, and the popularity of kustar products can be regarded in the light of the arts and crafts revival of the nineteenth century.

Saturday, 22 October 2016 14:33

Towel End with Bobbin Lace (Russian)

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a towel end that originates from Russia and dates to the nineteenth or early twentieth century. It measures 33 x 40 cm and is made of linen with bobbin lace in linen, silk and metal thread.

Saturday, 22 October 2016 13:51

Russian Valance

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a valance (bed hanging) that dates back to the early eighteenth century. It is made of cream linen and is decorated with silk thread embroidery. The valance measures 103 x 41 cm. The embroidery is worked with pulled thread work and cross stitch.

Saturday, 22 October 2016 12:55

Salmon Skin Woman's Coat, Siberia

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a woman's marriage coat from Siberia, which is made of sewn salmon skins. It was acquired by the museum in 1905, and information was added that it was a Gilyak coat from the lower Amur river region, near Vladivostok, from a tribe that was "dying out".

Wednesday, 19 October 2016 10:37

Margaret Sheddon Sampler, Scotland, 1812

The Glascow Museums Resource Centre houses a sampler (acc. no. 1980.158) that was made by Margaret Sheddon and was completed in 1812. It was worked following the characteristic Scottish tradition of alternating designs in green and red silk on the ground material. The sampler measures 43.1 x 33.5 cm.

Sunday, 16 October 2016 18:14

Liaoning Provincial Museum

The Liaoning Provincial Museum (Chinese: trad. 遼寧省博物館, simp. 辽宁省博物馆, Liáoníngshěng Bówùguǎn) is located in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It focuses on history and art. It was established under another name in 1949, and received its present appellation in 1959. It moved into its present new premises in 2003.

Sunday, 16 October 2016 17:05

Cantonese embroidery

Sunday, 16 October 2016 16:42

Sichuan embroidery

Sunday, 16 October 2016 16:39

Hunan embroidery

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