58 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The army-green ground is stenciled in yellow with a quotation from Mao Zedong, ending with “Concern yourselves with the Country’s great affairs; carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution through to the end” (你們要关心国家大事，要把无产阶级文化大革命进行到底 Yao ba wuchan jieji wenhua dageming jinxing daodi), followed by Mao’s signature. Brown bowstring decorates the rim.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi, Beijing
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1966 - 1967
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 9 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: No seal. Condition: Chips and stains.