Commemorative Mango with Image of Chairman Mao Zedong

Object Name: 
Commemorative Mango with Image of Chairman Mao Zedong

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Object Name: 
Commemorative Mango with Image of Chairman Mao Zedong
Place Made: 
People's Republic of China, Beijing
Accession Number: 
2009.6.6
Dimensions: 
Overall H:19.7 cm, W: 14.1 cm, D: 9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1968
Primary Description: 
Colorless and transparent light green glass; pressed, enameled, assembled; wax mango. Shrine with green rectangular base, a wax mango, and a colorless dome that sits on the base with an image of Chairman Mao's head above the inscription in Chinese: "Respect and wishes to Chairman Mao for a long life; Commemorate Great Leader Chairman Mao who gave this cherished gift - Mango - to Capital Workers Peasant Mao Zedong Thought Propaganda Team. August 5, 1968."

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
East is Red, LLC, Source
Inscription: 
Long String of chinese characters
inscription
: 
Enameled On front of dome Chinese