16 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Description:
Enamel mug. The body features a transferred mosaic design of the Tiananmen Gate in red. The rest of the decoration, including the pattern on the top, is in blue. The inscription in large red characters reads: “Pay attention to Sanitation”. Small characters read, “For communal use, Shenyang State-owned Tobacco Factory. 1957” (注意卫生 国营沈阳卷烟厂公用 1957 Zhuyi weisheng guoying Shenyang juanyan chang gongyong). Cobalt blue bowstring decorates the rim. RMB 120
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
People's Republic of China
Production place:
Shenyang, Liaoning province, China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
July 10, 2010
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1957
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 8.7 centimeters
Comment:
Inscription: Foot: Construction Brand, Shenyang Enamel Factory, Team 6, 3. 5 1444 (建設牌 沈阳市搪瓷厂6組3.5 1444 Jianshe pai Shenyang shi tangci chang zu) Condition: Enamel loss and rust.