Laika -  First Traveler to Space
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Laika - First Traveler to Space

Plate

Date Made: 1960s -1970s
Country: Soviet Union

Materials: porcelain
Measurements: 11 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in dia.; 29.845 cm x 3.81 cm dia.

Ceramic plate with factory-made flower motif border, probably from a set of consumer dinner plates. Features Liaka the dog hand-painted in front of a green background. Cyrillic text reads: "Laika - pervyi puteshestvennik v kosmos", which translates to "Laika - the first traveler to space". Occupying the 1957 Sputnik 2, Laika the Space Dog was the first earthling to be launched into space.

Accession Number: 2008.131.001

Collection/Series: Commemorative Plates; Outer Space

On View: Yes


		

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