Embroidery and lace

Number of Cases

3422

Embroideries and laces have been collected and exhibited since the formation of the Ethnographic Museum.v

Embroidery, and to some extent lace, play a significant role in traditional culture. In addition to serving as decoration, they were a significant indicator of social status, material condition, but also different types of belonging. In many societies, lace and embroidery make up the bride for the wedding. All female family members participate in its preparation. Embroideries are divided by geographical areas, and laces by production technique. The collection consists of embroideries from Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, but also from other areas - Moravia, Greece and Bulgaria.

The collection contains 3,422 items.

The curator in charge of the collection is Mirjana Kraguljac Ilić, MA senior curator: mirjana.kraguljac-ilic@etnografskimuzej.rs

Part of the cover – podak

Inv. No. 22296

Slipper embroidery

Inv. No. 22758

Women's shirt sleeve embroidery

Inv. No. 22773

Embroidery with towels

Inv. No. 22804

Kalem, vuničarka - wool spinner

Inv. No. 20574

Embroidery on the sleeve of a woman's shirt – Pazarka

Inv. No. 23262

Women's shirt sleeve embroidery

Inv. No. 25323

A sample of lace

Inv. No. 36075

A specimen of embroidery

Inv. No. 39947

A specimen of embroidery - starter piece

Inv. No. 40066

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Part of the cover – podak

Inv. No. 22296

A piece of fabric embroidered with multicolored wool. The lower part is a part of the prevez —a headpiece worn in the 19th century.

Medveđa, Jablanica District, southern Serbia
19th century

Slipper embroidery

Inv. No. 22758

Stylized floral patterns are embroidered on the velvet fabric with metallic thread and white beads. The exhibited object was purchased in Constantinople in 1877.

Belgrade
19th century

Women's shirt sleeve embroidery

Inv. No. 22773

The displayed pattern is part of the embroidery on the sleeve of a woman's shirt. It is made from a piece of cotton cloth.

Mirijevo, Belgrade
late 19th and early 20th century

Embroidery with towels

Inv. No. 22804

Made on silk, embroidered with gold thread and sequins.

Belgrade
end of the 19th century

Kalem, vuničarka - wool spinner

Inv. No. 20574

Kalem is used for winding thread or wool. It is made of linden wood and is divided along its entire length into five deeper sections. The decoration is carved.

Knin, central Dalmatia
Late 19th and early 20th century

Embroidery on the sleeve of a woman's shirt – Pazarka

Inv. No. 23262

The displayed embroidery is part of the sleeve of a women's shirt. It is embroidered with silver thread, sequins, and cotton in various colors.

Kosovo and Metohija
Late 19th and early 20th century

Women's shirt sleeve embroidery

Inv. No. 25323

The shirt made of linen and decorated with colorful embroidery.

Kosovo and Metohija
unknown

A sample of lace

Inv. No. 36075

Black cotton lace with embroidered lace flowers. It was used as a decorative ribbon for sewing.

Vranje, southern Serbia
Late 19th and early 20th century

A specimen of embroidery

Inv. No. 39947

Sleeves from a women's shirt made of flax fabric. It is embroidered with wool and beads.

Trnovo, Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
First half of the 20th century

A specimen of embroidery - starter piece

Inv. No. 40066

Made of cotton fabric (tusor), embroidered with wool. It includes the name of the embroiderer – Veronika Zelgrat, as well as the year of creation.

Belgrade
Year 1869