Box Gussick ARTIF01

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(APR 2019 #20 M40) The female figure is 23.5 cm tall, had braided hair and is wearing a mostly white dress and apron. She is carrying a basket. The attached label reads: "WOMAN FROM COLOMBIA". The male doll is 11 cm tall and is wearing white jacket and pants, black hat and a striped scarf over one shoulder. He is carrying maracas [?] and the attached label reads: "MAN FROM COLOMBIA".

Scope and Contents (APR 2019 #20 M3) This brass gold-coloured plaque measuring 24 by 18.5 cm has a black border with colored decorations along top and left edges. The crest in the top left corner reads: "Esparciendo la luz | Dicipand la oscuridad" around the emblem of the Lutheran Church in Guatemala. There is centered text which reads: "CONSEJO LUTERANO | IGLESIA LUTERANA EN GUATEMALA | 50 ANIVERSARIO | Otorga el presente Reconocimiento a: | Robert F. Gussick | Por ser pionero de la Iglesia luterana en |...

Scope and Contents (APR 2019 #20 M4) This brass[?] plaque mounted on wood, 28 x 24.2 x 2.5 cm, has a blue and white ribbon is attached across the top left corner. The plaque has indented rounded corners, a decorated black border and an engraved text inscription. The text reads: ""No me elegisteis vosotros a mi, sino que yo egei a | vosotros. y os he puesto para que vayáis y llevéis fruto, y vuestro fruto permanezoa" | San Juan 15: 16. | El consejo parroquial y la congregación de la Iglesia | Evangélica...

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(APR 2019 #20 M5) This brass plaque is mounted on wood, is sized 23 by 17.8 cm with engraved text which reads: "LUTHERAN BORDER CONCERNS MINISTRY | For The Years Of Service | for | LBCM | may | God's Blessings In Christ Jesus | be upon | Rev. and Mrs. Robert Gussick".

Scope and Contents (APR 2019 #20 M6) This brass plaque is mounted on wood with dimensions 17.7 by 23 cm. The emblems in each top corner have a striped circle with the colors green, white and red inside a square. The left emblem contains the letters "P R I" and the right "C N O P". The centered, black lettering reads: ""POLIGONO MANUEL PAREDES GOMEZ" | LOS DIRIGENTES DEL POLOGONO "MANUAL PAREDES GOMES" | RINDEN UN MERECIDO | RECONOCIMIENTO | A | ROBERT GUSSICK | POR SU VALIOSA Y DESINTERESADA LABOR SOCIAL QUE...

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(APR 2019 #20 M7) This brass plaque is mounted on wood with dimensions 15 by 20.3 cm. Luther's seal is displayed centered at the top. A black border surrounds the centered text which reads: "LA IGLESIA LUTERANA SALVADOREÑA | DECLARA AL | REV. DR. ROBERTO F. GUSSICK | NUESTRO PASTOR MERITISIMO | EN RECONOCIMIENTO | COMO FUNDADOR DE LA IGLESIA LUTERANA | EN CENTROEMERICA | Y ESPECIALMENTE EN NUESTRO PAIS. | SAN SALVADOR, AGOSTO DE 1989 | OBISPO MEDARDO GOMEZ"

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(APR 2019 #20 M13) The pennant flag measures 18 cm across the top and is 45 cm long. The background is representative of Chile's flag: the left half is colored red, the top right is blue with a white star and the bottom right is white. The Coat of arms of Chile is displayed in the center with the name "CHILE" underneath.

Information on the box indicates this item came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

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(APR 2019 #20 M14) This is a set of four oval-shaped wooden nesting boxes, with unique painted decorations on each box. The outer box measures 14 by 7 by 7 cm.

Information on the box indicates these items came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

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(APR 2019 #20 M15) Three of the flags are sized 14.5 by 10.5 cm and have a flagpole measuring 27 cm. The countries represented are Guatemala, Mexico and Panama. The fourth is the flag of the United States of America, sized 10.1 by 15.8 cm with a flagpole measuring 27.5 cm. There are four wooden stands.

Information on the box indicates these items came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

Scope and Contents (APR 2019 #20 M16) This set contains four spool looms and a length of rope. One spool loom features a painted person and measures 11 cm high with a 3cm diameter. It has 4 nails with yellow wool attached as part of a work in process. Two red spool looms measure 4.5cm high and 3.5 cm in diameter at the widest point.They have 6 nails and one of the spools has green wool attached. The blue spool loom measures 7.8 cm high and 2.8 cm across. It has 4...