LOVRAN, CROATIA – Wall Ornament
PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A beautifully vivid wall plate with pyrography etching and a nice colour print of the harbour in Lovran, Croatia. It looks so simple and relaxing.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Croatia (I assume)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 20cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Dubrovnik , Croatia
ITEM: Souvenir Spoon
NOTES: A souvenir spoon from Dubrovnik depicting its coat of arms though, strictly speaking, it is the coat of arms of the Republic of Ragusa as Dubrovnik was known during Renaissance times.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10.5cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Bottle
NOTES: Small bottle in faux (?) traditional design with a blue backing. Possibly a local version of a hip flask and no doubt used for holding a couple of shots of the local distilled grape spirit, rakija.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973
MADE FROM: glass , leather
MADE IN: Yugoslavia
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 13cm high , 10cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: The Kapucinska crkva Gospe Lurdske or The Capuchin Church of Our Lady of Lourdes located on Žabica Square in Rijeka. Built between 1904 – 1929 by the Capuchin nuns this is an impressive red and white Catholic church with a neo-Gothic facade. http://www.kvarner.hr/hodocastiti-svetistima/en/lady-lourd.html
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Croatia (probably) (or the then Yugoslavia)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 27cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A pennant from Rijeka, Croatia (then Yugoslavia) depicting two scenes from the city: The old town and the harbour. This is quite stylish in its own way.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1972
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 21cm long x 13cm wide
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PLACE REPRESENTED: Dubrovnik, Croatia
ITEM: Vase
NOTES: An evocative, rustic, hand crafted vase from Dubrovnik depicting locals in traditional dress.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: ceramic material , (pottery).
MADE IN: probably Croatia
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18cm high , 10cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Key Chain
NOTES: Croat colours and coat of arms. “Hrvatska” being Croatian for Croatia.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2004
MADE FROM: steel , material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9cm long , 3cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Bottle
NOTES: A modern version of the traditional Croatian spirit bottle. There is actually a bottle encased in the carved wood. A good idea, especially if you drop it after, err, a few shots. No doubt it is meant to hold slivovitz (plum brandy) given the fruit carved into one of the faces (which look to be plums). This is wonderfully detailed with the Croatian emblem and colours. A bonus would be if it came with slivovitz. Wait, I think it did … but it is all gone now. Evaporation?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood , glass
MADE IN: Croatia probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17cm wide , 23.5cm tall
PLACE REPRESENTED: Split , Croatia
ITEM: Plate
NOTES: A nice plate showing one of the stone lions guarding the entrance to the belfry and the adjoining Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split’s beautiful old town.
The plate has an artist mentioned which looks to be “R. Joanovic” and “75”. This is a cut above your average tourist souvenir and appears to be made by the Stonehenge Pottery in England.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1975
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: England
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia
ITEM: Vase
NOTES: A wooden vase with a traditional pattern. Quite stylish and evocative of an era which is so not the 21st century (perhaps).
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Croatia (probably), or rather Yugoslavia at the time.
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm tall, 5cm diameter (at its widest point)
