mug with lid

Title

mug with lid

Creator

unknown Chinese

metalworker; enameler; calligrapher

Chinese

People's Republic of China [Zhongguo]

Date

mid 1970s

Type

drinking vessel

work

Medium

porcelain enamel

metal

pressing; high firing

Extent

9.84 cm (3 7/8 inches) [diameter at mouth]; 12 cm (4 3/4 inches) [height with lid]; 8.89 cm (3 1/2 inches) [height without lid]

Identifier

SC-17-03a&b

SC-17-03a&b.jpg

Rights

To request permission to publish or reproduce this work, please contact the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.

Description

The white ground of this travel mug is stenciled with a red inscription and slogan on one side and an image of Tian'anmen gate and a decorative column on the other side. The slogan reads, "Serve the people around the world" [in Chinese characters - Wei quan shijie renmin fuwu]. The inscription indicates that the mug was made for the workers aiding the Pakistan Karakorum Highway Construction (1966-1978). The tops of the mug and lid are decorated with a green scrolling pattern; and the rim of the mug has a black bowstring

"Shanghai No. 3 Enamel Factory [in Chinese characters - Shanghai tangei san chang]

on bottom of mug

This object was acquired by the donor at Baoguosi on May 24, 2007.

Subject

cultural artifacts; propaganda

Source

Donor's notes

Publisher

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. State University of New York at New Paltz (New Paltz, New York, United States)

Study Collection. Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art

Relation

http://hvvacc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/sdma/id/5108

Coverage

Cultural Revolution

modern Chinese styles and periods