Objects
Photograph: Peasant woman with knitting and a cradle. Russians
Photograph: Peasant woman with knitting and a cradle. Russians
Title
Photograph: Peasant woman with knitting and a cradle.
Ethnic groups
Russians
Territory
Arkhangelsk Guberniya, Uyezd
Date
Collectors-person
Kostikov Leonid V.
Photographer
Kostiko L.V.
Dimensions
171 x 117
Number
РЭМ 2637-86
Annotation
An elderly woman dressed in a chemise, pinafore, and headscarf is sitting on a bench and rocking a cradle suspended on a sweep and covered with a bed curtain. She has a started fragment of pin knitting in her hands; a ball of thread is on the floor. Three knitting techniques were widespread in Pomorye in the late 19th and early 20th century: with one needle, with rod pins, and crocheting. The material for knitting was homemade wool. Abstract by O.G. Baranova