SOVIET PORCELAIN CUP WITH A PORTRAIT OF COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN, DULEVO PORCELAIN FACTORY, 1961

centering with a portrait of the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the portrait is centered on the front of the mug. Yuri was a pilot of the Soviet Air Force and a cosmonaut who was the first human to travel into space, which was a significant achievement in the space race. The inscription "1961" is on the reverse side of the mug, factory mark in blue glaze; dimensions: 7.9 x 9.8 x 6.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.) LITERATURE Ode to Joy / Ode to Joy (Moscow: Pinakotheke, 2008), p. 429, no. 355 (illustrated)