39a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug with lid. The white ground is stenciled on the front with a red inscription. Beside is an image of Mao’s Collected Works supported by pine branches and in front of a red radiating sun. The lid is decorated with a red inscription “Long live Chairman Mao!” (毛主席万岁！Mao Zhuxi wansui) and a red five-pointed star, that with lines forms a ring encircling the knob.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
October 27, 2003
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1968
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 12.5 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Body: Read Chairman Mao’s work, listen to Chairman Mao’s words, Handle matters according to Chairman Mao’s instructions (读毛主席的书 听毛主席的话 照毛主席的指示办事Du Mao Zhuxi de shu, ting Mao Zhuxi de hua, zhao Mao Zhuxi de zhishi banshi). Foot: The Masses, Wuxi Enamel Factory, 3rd quarter of 1968, team No. 5 (大众无锡搪瓷厂 1968. 3季5组Dazhong Wuxi tangci chang 1968 3 ji 5 zu). Condition: Enamel chips with repair at the bottom.