CM74a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4796
Description:
A colored decal displays missiles and the three branches of the military, with 8-1 on a red banner (八一bayi, i.e., August 1st, the anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Liberation Army). The back has a bold printed inscription. Gold bowstring around rim.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi
Production place:
Pengchengzhen, Handan, Hebei Province
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
January 14, 2005
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
1990s
Accession date:
February 19, 2016
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 8.9 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Back: “Souvenir of the Shijiazhuang Army School of China’s People’s Liberation Army” (中国人民解放军石家庄陆军学校 留念 Zhongguo renmin jiefangjun Shijiazhuang lujun xuexiao liunian) followed by hand-written message “respectfully presented” (赠送 zengsong). Kiln mark on foot: “Pengcheng, China” (中國彭城 Zhongguo Pengcheng Made In China)