Vase with the Order of Victory and inscription “1945–1965” on one side and a stylized representation of fireworks on the other
1965
Russia, 1965
Uncolored crystal with orange (selenium) coloring, cutting, engraving, etching (?)
Height 20 cm
The vase was made for the 20 th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945). Souvenir products for Victory Day were traditionally set as annual production targets of art laboratories of every Soviet art-related enterprise, including glassworks.
The vase is decorated with the representation of the Order of Victory, the highest Soviet military order instituted by the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet on November 8, 1943.