Washbasin 6 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel washbasin. Manufactured as a prize for the Socialist Labor Competition, the white-ground basin is stenciled in the center with a character “Prize” (奖jiang); the interior wall is inscribed “Socialist Labor Competition, Lanzhou Enamel Factory (社会主义劳动竞赛 兰州搪瓷厂 Shehui zhuyi laodong jingsai Lanzhou tangci chang (赛is written in a simplified form that is no longer in use). Acquisition data: Beijing
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Production place:
Lanzhou, Gansu province, China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Production date:
January 1973
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— diameter 38 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Base: Lanzhou Gong-character Brand, Manufactured by Lanzhou Enamel Factory, 4 th January, 1973 (兰州工字牌 兰州搪瓷厂出品 1973. 1. 4 Lanzhou gongzi pai Lanzhou tangci chang chupin) Condition: Chips to the enamel, stains and wear.