Accession No

2003.112


Description

Socialist Workers Brigade banner. Spearhead shaped banner, made with red silk and lined with yellow cord (possible polyester) around the hem. On one side of the banner, the Socialist Brigade emblem is embroidered with cotton. On the other side it is embroidered with yellow cotton thread and reads 'Szocialista Brigad'. A wooden pole is fed through the top of the banner, with one end gilded. It has a tassel at the bottom.


Place

Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Budapest; Nepstadion Flea Market


Period

20th century


Source

Czegledy, Andre [field collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2003.112


Cultural Affliation


Material

Cloth; Silk; Wood; ?Plastic


Local Term


Measurements

280mm x 490mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Purchased at the Nepstadion fleamarket, Budapest in July 2002 along with banners from East Germany, Soviet Union, Vietnam.
Event Date 7/2002
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'Red silk banner with insignia of Work Brigade.'
Event Date 2003
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Production / use)
This artifact was possibly never awarded nor displayed.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Banner.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Socialist Workers Brigade banner. Spearhead shaped banner, made with red silk and lined with yellow cord (possible polyester) around the hem. On one side of the banner, the Socialist Brigade emblem is embroidered with cotton. On the other side it is embroidered with yellow cotton thread and reads 'Szocialista Brigad'. A wooden pole is fed through the top of the banner, with one end gilded. It has a tassel at the bottom.
Event Date 12/5/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Inscription)
Both sides of the banner have "SZOCIALISTA BRIGAD" embroidered onto them.
Event Date 12/5/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:265066

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