Mug with lid

Museum number:
9-23949a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
63a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug with lid. Grey silhouettes of military jets fly in front of white clouds in an otherwise blue sky. A red inscription along the bottom reads: Safeguard National Airspace (保卫领空 Baowei lingkong). A cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The edge of the lid is sprayed painted sky blue.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Baoguosi Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
Beijing municipality, Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1971
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 12.5 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Foot: The Masses, Beijing Daily-use Enamel Factory, February, 1971 (大众 北京市日用搪瓷厂 71. 2… Dazhong Beijing shi riyong tangci chang 71.2). Condition: Exstensive stains on the interior. Enamel chips with associate rusting.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mug with lid, accession number 9-23949a,b, described as Enamel mug with lid. Grey silhouettes of military jets fly in front of white clouds in an otherwise blue sky. A red inscription along the bottom reads: Safeguard National Airspace (保卫领空 Baowei lingkong). A cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. The edge of the lid is sprayed painted sky blue.

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