Martenitsa catalog
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9388/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9388/1
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, connected with twisted red and white threadtied in a bow. Glued at the knot on a white card with the factory inscription in blue: “LPC” (Labour and Production Cooperative) Progress“ – Rousse”.
Dimensions: tassel length 5 cm; cardboard – 6.5/4.6 cm.
In the 90s of the XX century the donor has been buying martenitsas from LPC “Progress” – Rousse to sell them in North-eastern Bulgaria, where his main activity was selling yarn on the principle of delivery trade.
Material: synthetic yarn, paper.
Donor: Petar Digranov, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 90s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9216/7
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9216/7
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, shaped at the top with a belt of tightly wound thread of the opposite colour with two felt balls hanging under it; connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c.– 20s of the XXI c.
Dimensions: tassel length 8 cm.
Material: synthetic yarn.
Donor: MariankaRadeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2007
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv.. № 9222/3
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9222/3
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, shaped at the top with a belt of tightly wound threads in purple and green; connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Size: tassel length 4.6 cm.
Material: synthetic yarn.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2007
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9218/2
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9218/2
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade from bundles of yarn, the upper part formed by weaving thinner bundles of the opposite colour; connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow.
Size: tassel length 6 cm.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Materials: synthetic yarn.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2007
Date of production: 80 – 90s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9223/7
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9223/7
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, the upper part formed with a belt of tightly wound threads in the opposite colour, below it a string of 7 multicoloured beads (blues), at the end with a goldish sequin. Connected with twisted red and white thread tied in a bow.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Size: tassel length 7.8 cm.
Materials: synthetic yarn, glass, metal.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2007
Date of production: 90s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9368/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9368/1
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, the upper part shaped with a belt of three rows tightly wound alternating red and white threads; connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow; red card, with factory stamped in white logo of Union of Bulgarian Artists with the inscription: “CREATIVE FUND UBA (Union of Bulgarian Artists)”; on the back: factory inscriptions in black and blue stamp of nomenclature number and price.
Dimensions: tassel length 11 cm; cardboard 8/5.8 cm.
Material: synthetic silk, paper.
Donor: Veneta Kamburova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9224/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9224/1
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, the upper part shaped with a belt of tightly wound threads, under it tied a coin (imitation); connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Size: tassel length 7.5 cm.
Material: synthetic silk, metal.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2007
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9230/8
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9230/8
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, the upper part shaped with a belt draped silk threads in the opposite colour; connected with a twisted red and white threadtied in a bow.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected there by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Size: tassel length 8.2 cm.
Material: synthetic silk.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2007
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9259/4
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9259/4
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade, the upper part shaped with Bulgarian tricolour ribbon; connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow. The martenitsa is stapled to a factory card – black on the front, with a stylized frame of red and white thread; printed inscriptions: above: “HAPPY BABA MARTA”, bottom – left: “Mart”, in the centre: “Wishing you health, happiness, luck!”; on the back: company data of the manufacturer: “EM-ART” EOOD. A safety pin has been added to the cardboard. Packing in a cellophane bag, on the back – a sticker with a barcode.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected there by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Dimensions: length of tassels 6 cm; cardboard: 11.7/7.7 cm.
Material: synthetic yarn, paper, metal.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2018
Date of production: second decade of the XXI century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9401
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9401
Description: tassels, white and red, handmade from synthetic yarn, connected with twisted red and white threadtied in a bow. The upper part is decorated with factory ribbon with goldish thread and sewn goldish sequins and blue beads.
Size: tassel length 20 cm.
Material: synthetic yarn, glass, metal.
Donor: Silva Karalamova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: second decade of the XXI century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9226/2
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9226/2
Description: tassel, handmade from white and red threads, in the upper part shaped with a belt of threads in green, orange and blue. Twisted red and white thread tied in a bow on top.
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected there by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Size: tassel length 7.7 cm.
Material: synthetic yarn.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2007
Date of production: 90s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9231/3
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9231/3
Description: Anthropomorphic figurine formed by a tassel, handmade from white and red threads, above it a spherical wooden bead, tightly wrapped with white thread; above it a smaller bead; between them attached green artificial wool and purple sequin, on top of the wooden bead yellow artificial wool; above the beads is a double-twisted red-and-white thread, the ends of which mimic “hands.”
Part of a collection containing 324 pieces of martenitsas sent from Bulgaria to France, collected there by the donor in the period 60s of the XX c. – 20s of the XXI c.
Size: length 16.5 cm.
Material: synthetic yarn, wood, glass, metal.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2012
Date of production: 90s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9396
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9396
Description: thick bundles of fringe: white and red, twisted and tied in a circle; the martenitsa is stapled in the upper left corner of a white card with a factory printed red inscription: “Happy Baba Marta”, on the back printed text: “Made by young people from the Sheltered Home “Friendly Support” – Rousse.
Dimensions: martenitsa length 7 cm; cardboard 7.8/6.5 cm.
Purchased by the donor on a charity event.
Material: synthetic yarn, paper.
Donor: Silva Karalamova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: second decade of XXI c.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9294/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9294/1
Description: plastic balls tightly wrapped with threads passed through them – one in white, the other in red; connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow. Connected at the knot with a staple to a white factory card with red printed inscriptions: “LPCHemus”, blue stamp “BGN 0.30”
Dimensions: diameter – 1.4 cm; cardboard 8/5.2 cm.
Material: synthetic silk, paper, plastic.
Donors: Violeta and Milena Yovchevi, Kubrat.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 8816/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 8816/1
Description: plastic beads – oblong and wider in the middle, tightly wrapped with threads passed through them – one in white, the other in red; connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow; for glued at knots on white card with factory stamped black frame and inscriptions: „49-3-039/30.І.83;… “…. new” 39 tel.80-20-94”/“BGN 0.40“; blue stamp “BGN 0.30”.
Dimensions: bead height 1.6 cm; cardboard – 5/8.7 cm.
Material: synthetic silk, paper, plastic.
Donor: Silva Karalamova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2019
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. №8816/2, 3
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 8816/ 2, 3
Description: Two martenitsas with two plastic beads each – conical, tightly circled with threaded through them threads in white and red. Connected with a twisted red and white thread tied in a bow; stapled at the knot on a white cardboard with factory stamped red inscriptions: “LPC HEMUS C……. BGN”, blue stamp “0.35 BGN” The two martenitsas are on a common cardboard, perforated in the middle for easy separation.
Dimensions: bead height 1.6 cm; cardboard: 9/8 cm.
Material: synthetic silk, paper, plastic.
Donor: Silva Karalamova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2019
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.