34 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The white-ground is stenciled with a radiating red star. Above the yellow light are two inscriptions, saying: “Leading at the heart of all our activity is the Chinese Communist Party. Leading the theoretical basis of our thoughts is Marxism-Leninism” (领导我们事业的核心力量是中国共产党。指导我们思想的理论基础是马克思列宁主义。Lingdao women shiye de hexin Liliang shi Zhongguo Gongchandang. Zhidao women xixiang de lilun jichu shi Ma Kesi Lie Ning Zhuyi). Added at the bottom is Mao’s signature. Blue bowstring decorates the rim. Acquisition data: Baoguosi, 2005-03-10
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Baotou Enamel Factory, Baotou, Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
March 10, 2005
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1966
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 12.5 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Pictorial mark on the bottom: Grassland Brand, manufactured by Baotou Enamel Factory, registered trademark, 1966 (草原牌 包头搪瓷厂出品 注册商标 1966. Caoyuan pai Baotou tangci chang chupin zhuce shangbiao). Slightly illegible. Condition: Extensive damages with partial repair on the bottom. Enamel loss, rust and wear.