G 01 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4817
Object count:
1
Description:
Blue molded glass mug. The body is decorated with a female farmer holding a sickle, and a male worker holding a hammer, representing the unity of industrial and agricultural workers. Flanking the figures are radiating stars, a cog, and slogans surrounded by wheat tassels.
Donor:
Alfreda Murck
Collection place:
Panjiayuan Market, Beijing, China
Verbatim coll. place:
Panjiayuan Market, Beijing, China
Production place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alfreda Murck
Collection date:
May 4, 2008
Materials:
Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mugs (cups)
Production date:
1950s
Accession date:
August 25, 2020
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 9.5 centimeters
Comment:
Panjiayuan, from Wang Zhanhua, Taiyuan, with Holland Colter. RMB 120. 2008-5-4. Inscription: Front: Defend peace (保衛和 Baowei heping). Back: Speed up production (加緊生產 Jiajin shengchan). Bottom:天玻Tian bo 6 (possible abbreviation for Tianjin Glass Factory) Condition: multiple chips on interior rim, possibly casting flaw. Two bubbles in front side.