Wrapper for "Sokol"
Poster
1923 (made)
1923 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Wrapper (?) for parchment paper, from the food wrapping paper factory "Sokol" run by the central Paper Trust.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Wrapper for "Sokol" (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Wrapper (?) for parchment paper, from the food wrapping paper factory "Sokol" run by the central Paper Trust. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | The arrangement and nature of the lettering on the sheet as well as diagonal fold lines on the lower margins and a vertical fold line on the left margin indicate that this was probably a wrapper. Lettering on the sheet with some words repeated or abbreviated, translates as: Parchment Paper / Food wrapping paper factory "Sokol" / USSR, VSNh [Central Trust for cellulose and paper industry / St. Souhon [the 'st.' is not an abbreviation for 'saint'] / Nothern railway line Postal division Sokol / regional poligraphy, Kalonga. Sergei Chekhonin designed the Hammer & Sickle emblem for the Soviet Union. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1287-1989 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2008 |
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