41 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The white ground is stenciled with a red inscription: “Be like Chairman Mao’s good cadre, comrade Men He” (向毛主席的好干部门合同志学习 Xiang Mao Zhuxi de hao ganbu Men He Tongzhi xuexi). A model of loyalty, Men He (门合 1928-1967) wrote in his diary: ‘All of my thoughts are for Chairman Mao, all of my actions are in service of Chairman Mao. All of my movements follow Chairman Mao closely. All that I do is for Chairman Mao’ 一切想着毛主席、一切服从毛主席、一切紧跟毛主席、一切为着毛主席. Above the inscription are red pine needles against a yellow background. A black bowstring decorates the rim. RMB 50
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi, Beijing
Production place:
Beijing municipality, Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
February 26, 2009
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 9 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription on foot: The Masses, Beijing Daily Enamel Factory, 1 August 1968 (大众 北京市日用搪瓷厂68. 8. 1 Dazhong Beijing shi riyong tangci chang 68.8.1). Condition: Enamel chips wear.