14a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug with lid. The spray-painted decor features a blue symbol of the Chinese Railway System, accompanied by an inscription: “Commemorating the reopening of Shijiazhuang-Shenyang route, 1956” (石阳复綫紀念Shi Yang fu xian jinian). Cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The handle and the finial are partially decorated in black.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Hebei province, Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
April 8, 2010
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1956
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 12 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Seal: Globe Brand, Manufactured by Shijiazhuang Regional State-Operated Enamel Factory(星球牌 石家庄市地方國營搪瓷廠制 19569月7 Xingqiu pai Shijiazhuang shi difang guoying tangci chang zhi) Condition: Minor enamel loss.