Object ID
1994.112.10
Object Name
Plate, Decorative
Medium
Paint
Material
Ceramic; Metal
Object Entities
Greece, (created by)
Mantzoros, Peter (is related to)
Mantzoros, Margaret (is related to)
Object Description
Small decorative plate, hand-made and painted in Greece. The plate depicts an Evzone bugler standing in front of the Parthenon with his horn up in playing position. He is dressed in the traditional Evzone uniform with a red fez, vest, fustanella, garters, and red shoes with large poms. The sky  is painted a light blue and the Parthenon is in various shades of brown. The entire painting is painted with broad, thick brush strokes. The back of the plate is unpainted, but in the center is plastered an advertisement for "Gouvapuka Smart Furs Samartzis" in Piraeus Greece. There is also a metal hook for wall mounting.
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Citation
Plate, Decorative, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/10533. Accessed 04/25/24.