The Russian words are written in blue. The inscription reads: “The Soviet flag, the flag of Stalingrad / flying over Berlin taken / by the valiant red Army in May 1945 / Long live the peoples of the USSR “. The next inscription is written in green and reads: “A gift from all the staff of the glass factory”, followed by the words written in black: “Balzaretti and Modigliani” and the ones written with minium pigment: “Livorno, Italy, June 16, 1946”
Poster “Flag of Stalingrad” on glass in a frame
Italy ,
16.06.1946
МЗСБ КП 3900
84 x 98 cm (with frame)
glass, wood, gouache
A gift from the staff of the glass factory Balzaretti Modigliani. Tuscany region, Livorno
See also
Virkkala Tapio. Vase “In memory of the city of Kemi.”
Finland ,
18-26.07.1964
Virkkala Tapio. Vase “In memory of the city of Kemi.”
Virkkala Tapio. Vase "In memory of the city of Kemi." A gift from the Kemi amateur art group that visited Volgograd on July 18-26, 1964
Lappi province, Kemi
The vertically oriented engraving on the front face reads: “Muistoksi Kemin Kaupungilta” (In Memory of the town of Kemi”), the label above the engraving says “Made in Finland”.
Miner’s lamp
France ,
06.10.1972
Miner’s lamp
Miner's lamp. Present from the delegation of the French Committee of the Resistance Movement led by Marie Madeleine Furcat to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense, 06.10.1972. The marking on both plates: “6/55”; the marking on the glass: “MC 10 / Baccarat / France”.
