Border
| Title | Border |
|---|---|
| Date | c 1800– 1825 19th century |
| Medium | plain weave silk (est.) ground with polychrome silk (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trims |
| Classification | Embroidery |
| Origin | Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century Russia |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Border, c 1800– 1825. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century. Plain weave silk (est.) ground with polychrome silk (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trims; overall: 28 x 93 cm (11 x 36 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.137 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Border” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c 1800– 1825. It is executed in plain weave silk (est.) ground with polychrome silk (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trims and classified as embroidery. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to c 1800– 1825. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century. Browse more public-domain art from Russia.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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