Embroidered pillowcase
| Title | Embroidered pillowcase |
| Creator | Dowhopola Rizok, Olena |
| Description | A pillow embroidered broadly down the middle with large diamond designs alternating and overlapping with smaller diamond designs, each with symmetrically placed crosses filling the diamonds, edged on each side with rows of embroidery. These red crosses are repeated in two zigzag rows to each side of the central embroidery. All this predominantly red embroidery is edged in black stitching. Embroidery stitch: cross stitch. |
| Type | pillowcase |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Source | Gift of Doris Rizok Bilous |
| Place created | North America: Canada, Quebec, Montreal |
| Physical Dimensions | overall: 34 cm x 35 cm |
| Location | Box: Textile 9 |
| Accession Number | UF2022.004.002.a004 |
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Dowhopola Rizok, Olena, “Embroidered pillowcase,” Ukrainian Folklore Archives Special Collections, accessed September 28, 2024, https://collections.ukrfolk.ca/items/show/5610.