57a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug with lid. The red inscription on the white ground reads: “the glory of going up to the mountains and down to the countryside. Presented by Wuhan Machine Tool Plant 202” (上山下鄉光榮 贈 武漢機床厂 202 Shangshan xiaxiang guangrong Zeng Wuhan jichuangchang 202). The mug was a commemorative gift for workers from the Wuhan Machine Tool Factory who left the city to learn from peasants in the countryside. A dark blue bowstring decorates the rim. The edge of the lid is spray painted red. RMB 100
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
June 18, 2005
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1970s
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 16 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription on foot: Pictorial mark: Gran Bridge Brand, Made in China (大桥 中国制造 Daqiao Zhongguo zhizao) Condition: Chips on the rim and foot, overall good.