Runner; linen; mesh in squares; plain weave human figures, animals, birds, flowers; natural. According to Kaethe Kliot (1977) this is drawn work ( the threads are drawn out of the fabric to form the motif which is then embroidered)
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Russia
Verbatim coll. place:
Russia
Culture or time period:
Russians
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Runners (furniture coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S1980-1981 #33: Roberson Center (December 10, 1980–March 27, 1981)