Wrapper for "Sokol"

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Artist/Maker	Regional Polygraphy (printer) Sergei Vasilyevich Chekhonin (maker)
Place of origin	Russia (made)

Wrapper (?) for parchment paper, from the food wrapping paper factory "Sokol" run by the central Paper Trust.

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Object type	Poster
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	Irregularly cut to height: 37.2cm Irregularly cut to width: 32cm Irregularly cut to 37.2 x 32 cm
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1287-1989

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Record created	December 9, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O178346/wrapper-for-sokol-poster-sergei-vasilyevich-chekhonin/

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