Mug

Museum number:
9-23945
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023945
Alternate number:
59 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The military green ground is stenciled in yellow a quotation from Mao Zedong beginning with “Because we serve the people (因为我们是为人民服务的 Yinwei women shi wei renmin fuwu de)”, followed by his signature. Brown bowstring decorates the rim.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
People's Republic of China
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1966 - 1976
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 9 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: No seal. Condition: Chips, wear.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mug, accession number 9-23945, described as Enamel mug. The military green ground is stenciled in yellow a quotation from Mao Zedong beginning with “Because we serve the people (因为我们是为人民服务的 Yinwei women shi wei renmin fuwu de)”, followed by his signature. Brown bowstring decorates the rim.

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