G 03 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Blue molded glass mug. The body is decorated with a female farmer holding a sickle, a male soldier with a rifle, and a male worker holding a hammer, representing the unity of the three social classes. Flanking on each side is a radiating star, a cog, and slogan surrounded by wheat tassels. Guwancheng, from Yan Huizeng 阎会增, with Yuan Shiyuan. RMB150. 2009-01-19
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Guwancheng, Beijing
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
January 19, 2009
Materials:
Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1950s
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 9.5 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Front: Speed up production (加緊生產Jiajin shengchan). Strictly economize (勵行節約 Lixing jieyue). Foot: 天玻Tian bo 3 (possible abbreviation for Tianjin Glass Factory) Condition: cracks