A Piece of a Shirt’s Hem
The Veliky Ustyug county, the Vologda Province. 19th century
- Branina. 18 х 88
- Т-47
Пост. в 1938 из Кустарного музея
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Location in museum
The Rossi Wing
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Room 7 - Period Late 19th century
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On the part of the hem of the 19th century shirt we see an unusual composition: images of horses and some fantastic animals resembling the outlines of embroidered snow leopards with female figures standing on their backs. They are symmetrically located on the sides of a complex rhombic motif. One cannot help seeing that there are ancient motifs.
The geometrical patterns provide fairy-tale or real images: a strong horse with a proudly arched neck and pointed ears, a terrible mighty snow leopard with open mouth, a small, beautiful female figure. And even a large rhombic motif, placed between them, on closer examination is similar to the image of a giant man holding reins of horses.