The characters 为人名服务 “Service to the People,” written by Lin Biao.
Image of the back of the badge has the characters 包头, the place of origin “Baotou.”
A large Jingdezhen porcelain Mao button. Jingdezhen is a city in Jiangsu province famous for high-quality porcelain. Porcelain has been produced there as early as the sixth century CE. It was once the manufacturing area of porcelain for the Emperors. The back view of the…
This piece is displayed in celebration of Women’s History Month. All women, as a group, in all cultures, under all governments deserve equal celebration. There is a little red book of Mao’s quotes like this one. She is wearing a Mao button like this one.…
The tin cup was a common item. Most had a top. Many of them have deep tea stains in the enamel.