PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A wall plate of Croatia depicting the Croatian coat of arms and the words, Lijepa naša domovina (Our Beautiful Homeland), which is also the national anthem.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1995
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 20cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A wall plate of Croatia depicting the country, the major cities, the major buildings in those cities and the Croatian coat of arms.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1995
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 24cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Istra, Croatia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A simple yet telling wall hanging depicting the Croatian area of Istra as well as commonly seen objects in the area, all relating to wine, food and agriculture … naturally enough.
The area is, also, commonly referred to as Istria which is the Italian word for the area so the “Istra” depicted is a statement of Croatian Slavic-ness.
The Goat symbol at the top is the shield of Croatian Istra.
Istra is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea and is shared by three countries Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy tough the overwhelming majority of it is in Croatia.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1994
MADE FROM: wood, steel.
MADE IN: Croatia
MANUFACTURER: Izvorni Istarski Suvenir Brcic, Visnjan, Croatia.
DIMENSIONS: 20cm tall, 15cm across