Exhibition description

Women's shirt

Women's shirt. First half of the 20th century, Dikanka region. Women's shirt made of homespun white linen, with a rounded neckline and long sleeves sewn to the front and back panels up to the collar, gathered at the wrists. White lace on the neckline. The neckline is gathered with a cord, forming gathers, and tied with the same cord. On the chest, from the neckline, there is a downward-sloping cut. The wide sleeves are embroidered with cross-stitch in the cuff area and in three rows on the sleeve itself. The ornament is floral. Flowers predominate. Red and black threads. The hem of the shirt is embroidered with cross-stitch. The ornament is floral. Red and black threads.