MF 3 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Aluminum hot water flask. On a deep red ground a decal depicts ships plying waves. On the horizon is a red sun; seagulls fly above. Two horizontal lines transcribe Lin Biao’s praise for Mao: “Sailing the sea depends on the helmsman; making revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought” (大海航行靠舵手 干革命靠毛泽东思想Dahai hangxing kao duoshou, gan geming kao Mao Zedong Sixiang). These are the first two lines of a rousing song that was sung daily during the Cultural Revolution.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Curio City, Beijing
Production place:
Shanghai municipality, Southern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
July 15, 2005
Materials:
Aluminum (metal), Bark (plant material), and Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Flasks (bottles)
Production date:
1966 - 1976
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 37.5 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Logo on lid: “Sunflower, Shanghai” (向阳 上海Xiangyang Shanghai). Base: “Sunflower Brand, State-operated Shanghai No. 3 Thermos Factory” (向阳牌 国营上海保温瓶三厂 Xiangyang pai guoying Shanghai baowenping san chang) Condition: Cratches and nicks overall