Memorabilia of the First Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935)
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1. Tunic of Marshal Józef PiłsudskiModel 1919
Poland, Warsaw, workshop of Spinka

2. Round plate with bust of Marshal Józef Piłsudski
Poland, made by E. Korosadowicz, about 1934 
From the collections of the former Industrial Museum in Krakow

3. Pillow for coffin of Marshal Józef Piłsudski 
Poland, made by the Institute of Handicraft Improvement in Krakow, May 1935 
This pillow was to be put into the coffin of Marshal Piłsudski, but it turned out to be too large and therefore it was donated for the collection of the Industrial Museum in Krakow

4. Urn
Poland, made by Rifle Club of Ropczyce district, about 1915-1918 
The urn is inscribed with dedication: „Związek Strzelecki / Powiat Ropczyński / Ziemia / Z Grobu Śp. Ppo Leg. St. Króla Koszubskiego Straconego Przez / Moskali W Pilźnie W Roku 1915” (“Rifle Club / Ropczyce district / soil / from the grave of the late legions second lieutenant St. Król Koszubski executed by / Russians in Pilzno in 1915”)

5. Urn
Poland, made by the 10th Mounted Rifle Regiment from Łańcut, 1935 
The urn was made of Austrian cannon shell, model 1875, calibre 70 mm.
Urn is inscribed with dedication: „W Hołdzie Marszałkowi Józefowi Piłsudskiemu / Dnia 11 VI 1935 Wycieczka 10. P. Strzelców Konnych / Składa Ziemię Łańcucką W Pocisku Z Walk Nad Rz. Bugiem” (“In tribute to Marshal Józef Piłsudski / 11 VI 1935, the 10th Mounted Rifle Regiment participants of an excursion / placed the Łańcut’s soil in the shell from the battlefield on the Bug River”)


exposition: Gallery „Arms and Uniforms in Poland",
The Main Building, 1, 3 Maja Av.


key: Military and civilian uniform >>>

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