Martenitsa: Inv. № 9255/5
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9255/5
Description: Brooch – a three-dimensional figurine of a red rose with one bud and a green leaf of artificial textile, the stem is made of a green-clad wire with a martenitsa tied on it with silk tassels.
Size: height 6.5 cm.
Material: artificial textile, synthetic silk, metal.
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.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 60 – 70s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9291/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9291/1
Description: brooch – metal plate, goldish, in the shape of a bow tie, safety pin on the back with martenitsa with silk tassels; attached to metal chains two volumetric plastic injection-moulded snowdrops-buds. Attached to a rectangular cardboard.
Size: tile length 2 cm; length fig. 2.5 cm; cardboard: 5/7 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk, paper.
Donor: Violeta and Milena Yovchevi, Kubrat.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9427/3/2
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9427/3
Description: pendant –flat plastic injection-moulded mushroom figurine in white, red and green, with a ring on which a martenitsa with silk tasselsis tied.
This type of small plastic or metal figurines are used both for hanging clothes and for adding to March 1stgreeting cards.
Size: height fig. 1.4 cm
Materials: plastic, synthetic silk.
Donor: Ilina Sirakova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 60s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9288/7
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9288/7
Description: brooch –flat, plastic, injection-moulded figure of the Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf on a meadow with a pine tree; with a vertical needle on the back and a martenitsa with silk tassels. Attached to a rectangular cardboard.
Dimensions: figure height 3.3 cm; cardboard 8.7/5.3 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk, paper.
Donor: Violeta and Milena Yovchevi, Kubrat.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9337/2
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9337/2
Description: brooch – flat, plastic, injection-moulded figure of Buratino, coloured in red, yellow, green, blue and brown; with a safety pin on the back and a martenitsa with silk tassels. Attached to a white card.
Part of a collection of 33 martenitsas, purchased by the donor in 2020 from the March Bazaar on the central square in Rousse, from Moni Dokov– producer and trader of martenitsas. Brooches were made with moulds during socialism.
Dimensions: height fig. 3.5 cm; cardboard 4.9/6.9 cm.
Materials: plastic, metal, synthetic silk, paper.
Donor: Tsvetana Nenova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: the plastic brooch was produced in the late ’80s, coloured and ready for sale in 2020.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9256/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9256/1
Description: brooch – a yellow metal plate with a safety pin on the back and a martenitsa with silk tassels; with a flat, plastic, injection-moulded figurine attached to metal rings; the figure depicts Clever Peter, riding a donkey, coloured in brown, blue, black and pink.
Dimensions: tile length – 2 cm; height figurine 5 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk.
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.
Donor: Marianka Radeva de Montis, Bulgaria/France
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9288/8
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9288/8
Description: brooch – flat, plastic, injection-moulded figurine of an elderly woman in a costume (Baba Marta? Baba Yaga?), riding a broom over a meadow with a snowdrop, coloured in green, yellow, blue and red; with a safety pin on the back and a martenitsa with silk tassels. Attached to a white card.
Dimensions: height fig. 3.3 cm; cardboard 8/5.5 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk, paper.
Donor: Violeta and Milena Yovchevi, Kubrat.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa brooch: Inv. № 9374/1
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Martenitsa brooch: Inv. № 9374/1
Description: flat, plastic, injection-moulded figure of the head of the wolf from the animated series “Nu, pogody!”; coloured in gray, black, red and pale pink;
Size: length 5.3 cm.
Material: plastic.
Donor: Zhivka Ivanova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9374/4
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9374/4
Description: brooch – flat plastic, injection-moulded figure of the bunny’s head from the animated series “Nu, pogody!”; with safety pin on back and martenitsa with silk tassels; coloured in yellow, blue, black and pink.
Dimensions: height fig. 5.2 cm
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk.
Donor: Zhivka Ivanova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9337/2
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9337/2
Description: brooch –a flat, injection-moulded plastic figure of the cartoon character Mickey Mouse in pink, blue and yellow; on the back – with a safety pin and martenitsa with silk tassels. Attached to white cardboard; packed in a cellophane bag.
Part of a collection of 33 martenitsas, purchased by the donor in 2020 from the March Bazaar on the central square in Rousse, from Moni Dokov – producer and trader of martenitsas. Brooches were produced with moulds during socialism.
Dimensions: height fig. 2.7 cm; cardboard 6.3/9.5 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk.
Donor: Tsvetana Nenova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: the plastic brooch produced in the late 80’s, coloured and ready for sale in 2020.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 8815/5
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 8815/5
Description: brooch –flat, plastic, injection-moulded figure ofthe cat Hercules – a hero from the comic book “Piff and Hercules”; coloured in black, white, yellow and red; with a safety pin on the back and a martenitsa with silk tassels.
Dimensions: height fig. 3.2 cm
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk.
Donor: Silva Karalamova, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2019
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9290/14
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9290/14
Description: brooch–a flat plastic, injection-moulded figure of the movie character Alf, coloured in beige, with a safety pin on the back and a martenitsa with silk tassels.
Dimensions: height fig. 3.5 cm; cardboard: 7/6 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, paper, synthetic silk.
Donor: Violeta and Milena Yovchevi, Kubrat.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9418/4
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9418/4
Description: brooch – flat figure made of plastic foil of the character Spiderman from the comic book of the same name; colour print of the image in red, blue and black; with silk tassels and added safety pin; hung on a factory card – the front side is yellow, with the inscription “Happy Baba Marta!” at the top and a company inscription; bottom left “Mart”; in a cellophane bag.
Dimensions: height fig. 3 cm; cardboard: 5/7.5 cm.
Material: plastic, metal,paper, synthetic silk.
Donor: Petranka Zaharieva, Rousse
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: beginning of XXI century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9418/5
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9418/5
Description: brooch –flat plastic base with an image of the cartoon character Ben Ten (Ben 10) – the front side coloured in yellow, green, brown and silver, with a transparent coating; on the back glued plastic box with battery, LED lamp and switch; on top attached silk tasselswith a safety pin.
Size: height 3.4 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, synthetic silk.
Donor: Petranka Zaharieva, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: beginning of the XXI century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 9353/1
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 9353/1
Description: brooch – flat plastic, injection-moulded figure: an Indian on a white horse, with a safety pin on the back; hung on a factory card, at the end with a red uneven line, on the back a handwritten text: “Happy Baba Marta/for Ivo from Drago and Desi”.
Dimensions: length fig. 4 cm; cardboard 5.2/3.9 cm.
Material: plastic, metal, paper, synthetic silk.
Donor: Lilyana Tsvetkova, Sofia.
Date of donation: 2021
Date of production: 70 – 80s of the XX century.
Martenitsa: Inv. № 8491/3
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Martenitsa: Inv. № 8491/3
Description: brooch – a cast metal figurine of a ladybug, coloured in black and red, on the back with a safety pin withattached a martenitsa with silk tassels.
Size: length 1.7 cm.
Material: metal, synthetic silk.
Donor: Emil Mihailov, Rousse.
Date of donation: 2018
Date of production: 70s of the XX century.