Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Decorated Shawls and Scarves


Today I want to continue my story about my visit to the 'Scarves and Shawls' exhibition at the State Russian Museum and show you the exhibits of the 19th and 20th centuries.


Square scarf with embroidered sunflowers and leaves. Gold and silver threads.

In the 19th century, square scarves appeared the fabric was tightly covered with a flower pattern of brocade, silver or gold threads. A border and fringe arose on the edges of the shawl or scarf.

Square scarf with embroidered dahlias. Silver threads.



Square scarf with embroidered vine and grapes. Gold threads



Embroidered square kerchief with colorful pattern.

At the middle of the 19th century in Saratov in the estate of a landowner serf lace-maids worked. Lace scarves and shawls were decorated with rich flower ornaments, each of them had its own composition, color, the thinnest pattern.




At the beginning of the 20th century shawls of delicate goat down were knitted in the workshops. Such work required high skill and subtle artistic taste. To show the fineness of a knitted shawl, it was threaded into a ring.



At the same time woven shawls and scarves appeared, the pattern of woven flowers or petals sought to convey the charm of flowers.



The last scarf that I show has a pattern of St. Petersburg's stock exchange building. Now in the 21st century, it would probably be a beautiful souvenir for tourists and visitors of the city.

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My video 'Shawls and Scarves'  - the song 'I've lost my ring':




32 comments:

  1. I am sure that this was a fascinating exhibit, and some of the scarves are fabulous. There seems to be a resurgence in using scarves as fashion accessories. My wife wears them all the time.

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    1. I'm sure your wife's scarves are beautiful, David. Glad your liked these magnificent exhibits.

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  2. Thank you for sharing these gorgeous treasures of needlework. Such skill and artistry is amazing. I loved the video and the song you shared. Beautiful!

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    1. You're welcome!
      The song in my video 'I've lost my ring', Peter, is an old Siberian song that the women sang doing their embroideries.

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  3. I greatly admire the skill of the lace-maids who were probably not paid what they were worth.

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    1. You're right, Linda. The lace-maids were serf ones and it was their duty to work at their master.
      So these masterpieces are such valuable.

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  4. Hello dear Nadezda!

    Beautiful exhibition! The scarves are very beautiful.
    Hugs!

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    1. Glad you liked these scarves, Marit.
      Have a nice weekend!

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  5. Maravillosa exposición Nadezda, que me hubiera gustado visitar. Me encantan la artesanía Gracias por compartir.
    Buen miércoles amiga.
    Besos.

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    1. De nada, Laura. Me gusta compartir la belleza con otros bloggers.
      Buen fin de semana!

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  6. Lace scarves are beautiful, but also the cotton scarves are beautifully decorated. Nice to be in such a museum. Greetings.

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    1. Yes, it is, Giga. I always love visiting the Russian museum expositions.

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  7. Me parecen preciosas Nadezda. Muchos besos.

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  8. A great exhibition and beautiful scarves and scarves.
    Nadezda, thank you so much that I could see them.
    Hugs and greetings.

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    1. You're welcome, Lucja.
      Glad you liked this post.
      Greetings!

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  9. I was interested in the scarf of the stock exchange. The building must have a historical value.

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    1. You're right, roughterrain crane. The building of St. Petersburg Stock exchange is one of the first in the city, it's about 250 years old, is in restoration now.

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  10. Muchas gracias querida Nadezda por mostrarnos tanta belleza. Besos.

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    1. De nada, Lola! También me gustan estas bufandas.

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  11. Hi Nadezda! Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog.
    These scafrs are really wonderful, I would have liked to attend that exibition since I love scarfs...
    I have been following your blog for a while.
    Now I long for spring and be able to walk around in my garden...

    Have a lovely day,
    Ida

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    1. Thank you Ida, I'm glad you like this virtual visit to Russian museum.
      Hugs!

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  12. A great exhibition and beautiful shawls and scarves!
    This exhibition shows the beautiful history of your country!
    Greetings

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  13. Gracias por aportacion y visita.
    te lo agradezco mucho.
    Besos

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    1. Gracias por venir a mi blog,
      buen fin de semana, Anna!

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