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Textile furnishings

Period
19th and 20th centuries
Number of Cases
4700
The collection consists of textiles of the rural, and to a lesser extent, the urban population, created in the 19th and 20th centuries.
It was primarily decorated through domestic craftsmanship. Most of the items were made by women, who from an early age gradually learned textile skills such as spinning, weaving, knitting, and embroidery.

The objects in the collection are categorized based on the materials they are made from, their functional use in the household, and their region of origin.

Among the most notable for their scale and creative expression are the collections of towels, woolen coverings, pillowcases, bed linens, as well as tablecloths and curtains.

A particularly valuable collection of coverings includes woolen textiles used to cover beds, walls, floors, and tables. The highlight of this collection is the Pirot kilim collection, the most significant of its kind in Serbia.

The collection consists of 4,700 items.

ЗThe curator in charge of the collection is Marina Cvetković, museum advisor: marina.cvetkovic@etnografskimuzej.rs
Kilim – sofre
Inv. No. 18311
Kilim – batal
Inv. No. 182
Kilim
Inv. No. 18962
Towel
Inv. No. 19410
Kilim
Inv. No. 20767
Towel
Inv. No. 37230
Curtain
Inv. No. 41609
Sheet
Inv. No. 41842
Kilim
Inv. No. 17478
Kilim – batal
Inv. No. 21607
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Kilim – sofre

Inv. No. 18311
The kilim is entirely decorated with stepwise arranged concentric diamonds in various colors. This kilim does not have a border pattern.

Pirot, Southern Serbia
1792

Kilim – batal

Inv. No. 182
Made of domestic wool, from a single piece, crafted on a vertical loom. The kilim was produced in the second half of the 19th century. The exhibited piece is luxurious, of larger dimensions, and was used in the bourgeois guest room.

Pirot, Southern Serbia
19th century, second half

Kilim

Inv. No. 18962
It is made of two parts. The field of the kilim is divided into three horizontal sections, each with three woven motifs – icons. It was used for covering a bed or wall.

Duboka, Kučevo, Zvižd, Eastern Serbia
19th century, second half

Towel

Inv. No. 19410
Made of white cotton fabric. The entire surface is decorated with horizontal stripes featuring floral ornaments. It was used for gifting.

Metohija, Southern Serbia
19th century, second half

Kilim

Inv. No. 20767
The kilim is composed of two sections. The central part of the carpet features a large cross motif. It is also decorated with other smaller, accompanying geometric ornaments.

Stragari, Šumadija, Central Serbia
Mid 19th century

Towel

Inv. No. 37230
Made from locally woven cotton fabric in two threads. It was used as decoration. It was created in the 1940s in Vranje.

Vranje, Southern Serbia
20th century, first half

Curtain

Inv. No. 41609
A window covering, narrow and long, made from a single piece. The center features woven ornaments depicting five white birds and one black bird. It was part of a curtain set used for covering windows.

Beloševac, Šumadija, Central Serbia
20th century, first half

Sheet

Inv. No. 41842
It is made of two pieces. The checkered pattern was achieved by weaving naturally dyed ochre and blue hemp. It was used for covering beds.

Lalinac, Svrljig, Southern Serbia
Mid 20th century

Kilim

Inv. No. 17478
Made of wool, consisting of two pieces. The kilim features serpentine stripes in contrasting colors along its length. It was used to cover a bed or as a decorative wall hanging.

Dobrinci, Ruma, Srem
Mid 19th century

Kilim – batal

Inv. No. 21607
The kilim was owned by Milutin Đorđević Žabarac, advisor to Prince Miloš, then by Dragutin Žabarac, adjutant to Prince Mihailo. It was inherited by Dragutin's granddaughter, Milica Ivković, born in 1880, from whom the kilim was purchased.

Pirot, southern Serbia
Early 19th century
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