Name/Title
Figural rooster (cockerel) watering canEntry/Object ID
2025.11.12Description
Stylized standing rooster modeled in yellow plastic on a flared pedestal foot, functioning as a watering can. The upright neck rises to a head with a round inset eye, an applied red comb, an open red beak (the pour spout), and a red wattle. An integrally molded loop handle arches from the back of the neck down to the upper back. The hollow body swells at the breast — with a shallow molded oval panel on the side suggesting a folded wing — and tapers to the footed base. Embossed "Made in GDR" low on the body.Acquisition
Accession
2025.11Acquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
G.D.R.Region
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
Maker: Unidentified. The base mark gives country of origin only ("Made in GDR"), not a manufacturer or brand.
Date: GDR era. The "Made in GDR" export mark establishes manufacture no later than 1990 (the GDR's dissolution at German reunification), placing it within the 1959–1990 range.Materials
Material
PlasticMaterial Notes
Materials: Molded plastic — body in soft/flexible yellow plastic (PVC or polyethylene, unconfirmed); comb, beak, and wattle in a firmer red plastic; eye a separate inset.
Technique: Hollow molded plastic body (blow- or rotational-molded) with separately molded, inserted red features; integrally molded loop handle. Filled and poured through the open beak (water enters/exits via the body opening; fill aperture not visible in this view).Relationships
Related Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
usePlace
* Untyped Place
G.D.R.Region
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
productionCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
July 25, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026