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VATICAN CITY – Ashtray

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PLACE REPRESENTED: The Basilica of St Peter and Square , Vatican City

ITEM: Ashtray

NOTES: The Basilica of St Peter as an ashtray – hmmm. Clearly it’s a decorative ashtray but still, where is the respect?

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  ?

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 12cm x  12cm

VENICE, ITALY – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Venice, Italy.

ITEM: Wall Ornament.

NOTES: Venice in wood?

Wooden folk art is something common throughout Europe but the idea of Venice on wood is interesting given that coastal Croatians swear that the Venetian Republic was built on Croatian lumber. The fact that there is very little top soil left along some parts of the Croatian coast, due to erosion from tree felling, may indicate there is some truth in that belief.

Putting aside any historical exploitation argument this is a type of tourist trinket I love: it’s hand made, though mass produced, with mixed materials, ie: a postcard stuck to wood and painted to create a vivid Venetian memory of the Piazza San Marco (St. Marks Square).

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood, paper, paint.

MADE IN:  Unknown, Italy probably.

MANUFACTURER: unknown.

DIMENSIONS: 22cm high, 11cm wide

 

NAMBOUR, AUSTRALIA – Salt & Pepper Shakers

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Sunshine Plantation, Nambour , Australia

ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers

NOTES: Ahhh, the Sunshine Plantation on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, home of the Big Pineapple. One of Australia’s most well known and best “big fruits”.

For more on the Big Pineapple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pineapple

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  unknown.

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 9cm high , 5cm wide each