Gold-metallic textile and gold-silver lace in women’s headwear of the XVIII century: results of research in the archaeological textile from Nizhniy Novgorod
Journal Title: Поволжская Археология - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 13
Abstract
The article deals with research results of women's headwear discovered during salvage archaeological excavations of the urban necropolis at Verkhneposadskaya St. Nicholas Church in Nizhny Novgorod. The structure and composition of the textile fabric and the lace, the headwear cut, the décor location, and the time of its creation have been determined in the course of the study. Special attention was paid to the gold-metallic threads, and in this connection a detailed technological classification of gold-metallic archaeological threads from different historical periods is considered in the article. It has been determined that the headwear was made of gold brocade with tinsel threads, which can be attributed to the mid- or low-value price category. At the same time, high-quality threads were used in the silver lace. According to the analysis of types and kinds of women's headgear in Western European fashion, the time of production of the cap under study is attributed as belonging to the middle or second half of the 18th century. The dating is additionally supported by the results of the lace research. It is a typical 18th-century fan-shaped agramant named “vilyushka” (“twister”). The study resulted in headdress reconstruction. It is a small cap decorated with metallic-thread lace along the bottom edge and the axis of symmetry from the forehead to the back of the head.
Authors and Affiliations
Olga Orfinskaya, Bella Shapiro
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP172881
- DOI https://doi.org/10.24852/pa2015.3.13.92.111
- Views 90
- Downloads 0
Funerary kaliga from Malaya Ryazan burial ground of the Golden Horde time on the Samarskаya Luka: problems of restoration and attribution
The article investigates the problems of restoration and attribution of leather footwear from the Malaya Ryazan burial ground of the Golden Horde time on the Samarskаya Luka. It contains a detailed description of the mai...
65th Anniversary of Fayaz Sharipovich Khuzin
Fayaz Sh. Khusin, a well-known specialist in medieval archaeology, Doctor of Historical Sciences, turned 65 in August 2016. The article offers some a few landmarks in his biography and scientific activities. His primary...
Encyclopaedic dictionary on archaeology of Tatarstan: conceptual problems
Theoretical and methodological problems of creation of the glossary for the preparation of encyclopaedic dictionary, which is devoted to the Republic of Tatarstan archaeology are considered in this article. The creation...
Spatial Analysis of Placement and Topography of Early Iron Age Settlements in Chuvash Sura Region
An analysis of the arrangement system of ancient fortifications dating back to the Early Iron Age allowed to distinguish a special coastal group of sites located on the right bank of the Sura river within the boundaries...
Complexes of Gunflints of the 18th – 19th Centuries from the Crimea
The authors address the problem of identification of the gunflints in the Modern Time complexes. Gunflints are a specific type of historical and archaeological sources. Distribution of these products is entirely connecte...