Holme, Charles, 1848-1923 · London, New York, 'The Studio' · leaf 253
fore the spinning-wheelexisted. The board AB is used as j&seat ; the flax E is attached at CD,whence the fibres are wound on thespindle F. The board CDusually has carved ornamen-tation on it, and one examplewhich hails from the govern-ment of Kovno, and belongsto the year 1774, bears a striking… … LITHUANIA Similar decoration is found on the kultuves, a kind of stickor beetle used in laundry operations, as well as on the abrusienicze,or towel-rails (No. 536), and other articles. These objects are oftenpainted in divers colours. From their long and intimate relations with the Finns,…
Decorative arts · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Russian
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