Danish Minuteman1949, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate

Name: Danish Minuteman1949, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate
Brand: Bing & Grondahl
SKU: BX1949
Price: 30.15 USD
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Brand: Bing & Grondahl
Item no: BX1949
Alt number: 1902149

Year: 1949
Color: Blue and White
Type: Porcelain (Underglaze)
Measurement: Ø: 18 cm

About the product

1949 Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, designed by Mergrethe Hyldahl, has the title Landsoldaten, Danish soldier from the 19th century. Bing & Grondahl's Christmas plate from 1949 depicts herman Wilhelm Bissen's famous sculpture " Landsoldaten". Bissen's title to the sculpture was " The common soldier after the victory". This statue was erected after the war with Germany 1948-50, and it bears the inscription July 6th 1849. The Landsoldat is the first memorial for the anonymous soldier. The statue is situated in Fredericia in Jutland.