Description
Preowned, Vintage Russian souvenir plaque, stamped on back, some slight wear on edges (see photos)
Gzhel Russian folk art craft souvenir plaquette – Soviet vintage gift from 198Os
Russian souvenir plaquette “Gzhel”.
Measures approximately is 3.5″ x 2.5″ inches.
***(see all photos as they are a part of the description)***
Gzhel is Russian folk craft, a type of Russian folk painting related to white and blue ceramics, is also one of the traditional Russian centers of ceramics production. The broader meaning of the name “Gzhel”, which is correct from a historical and cultural point of view, is a vast area consisting of 27 villages united in the “Gzhel kust” (kust means bush). “Gzhelsky Kust” is located about sixty kilometers from Moscow on the Moscow – Murom – Kazan railway line.
