Decorative plate “Eternal Friendship with the Soviet Union” (Ewige Freundschaft mit der Sowjetunion)
GDR ,
1958 год
МЗСБ НВФ 20757
29 х 29,3 х 3,5 cm
Keramik, Formen, Brennen, Glasieren, Überglasurdruck, Bemalung
A gift from the city party organization of SED in Gera in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, until 1958, Roschütz. The brand mark ‘Porzellanwerk Roschütz‘ is stamped on the outside of the bottom in the center of a circle.
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Vase with the image of a lion and three crowns
Sweden ,
June, 1955
Vase with the image of a lion and three crowns
Vase with the image of a lion and three crowns. A gift from the Riksdag delegation led by Gustav Nielson that visited Stalingrad in June 1955. A lion and three crowns – the elements of the Greater version of the coat of arms of Sweden; a hexagonal vase.
Small sculpture “Miner” on a stand
Czechoslovakia ,
Small sculpture “Miner” on a stand
A full-size figure of a miner at work. His body and head are leaned forward. He is using a pickaxe to pry the rock. The sculpture stands on a wooden base without any securing devices.
Poncho
Argentina ,
June 1953
Poncho
A gift from the delegation of Argentinean doctors who visited Stalingrad in June 1953. A peculiar coat made of two pieces of hand-made wool fabric sewed together with a head hole left. The neckline is decorated with embroidery in the centre of the front part as well as in the back. On the right and on the left the poncho is covered with decorative vertical brown stripes. The sides and the flaps have a fringe trim. The traditional outer garment of Aymara men, Mapuche and Quechua people, etc. is now worn by farmers and craftsmen of Latin America.