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THE HEADBANDS, PROBABLY CENTRAL RUSSIA; THE KOKOSHNIK, PROBABLY OLONETS PROVINCE, ALL 19TH CENTURY
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THREE EMBROIDERED HEADBANDS AND A KOKOSHNIK
THE HEADBANDS, PROBABLY CENTRAL RUSSIA; THE KOKOSHNIK, PROBABLY OLONETS PROVINCE, ALL 19TH CENTURY
The kokoshnik embroidered with a double-headed eagle and floral motifs; the headbands decorated with seed-pearls, glass and foil, with side ribbons
The kokoshnik, 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
THE HEADBANDS, PROBABLY CENTRAL RUSSIA; THE KOKOSHNIK, PROBABLY OLONETS PROVINCE, ALL 19TH CENTURY
The kokoshnik embroidered with a double-headed eagle and floral motifs; the headbands decorated with seed-pearls, glass and foil, with side ribbons
The kokoshnik, 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Exhibition of Russian Art, London, 1935, p. 146, no. 807.
Exhibited
London, Exhibition of Russian Art, 4 June - 13 July 1935, no. 807 (exhibition labels).
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