Decorative Polish Souvenir Egg

Decorative Polish Souvenir Egg

Folk Art, Tourism, Souvenirs, Contemporary craft, Easter, Anthropology

A handmade decorative Easter egg lying on a wooden base with a circular depression in the center. The egg is made from ceramic and covered with suede fabric; then painted green and decorated with a traditional glitter design. Purchased as a tourist souvenir from a street vendor in Kraków’s (Poland) main market square in 2013. It serves as a collectible item, and typically sold at high prices.



ID: Displayed is a dark green egg with glitter decorations lying in a hand-carved square wooden stand with a circular depression in the center. The egg itself contains three crosses that span the exterior of the egg; each cross is formed by a central black line surrounded by two gold lines, with the addition of small silver dots running across the black lines spaced ~0.19 inches apart. Between the crosses are swirling gold glitter patterns, with occasional green glitter dots scattered

Physical Dimensions (W x H x D): Wooden stand: 2.5” x 0.65” x 2.5”; Egg: 1.5” x 2.3” x 1.5”

Unknown (Polish)

Personal Collection

Circa 2013

Adrian Zagorowski

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