Essence 20th Century Anniversary mug owned by Lucille Clifton
date: label: Date
content: 1990
name: label: Created by
content: Essence Magazine, American, founded 1970
label: Owned by
content: Lucille Clifton, American, 1936 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A mug with matching coaster set given to Lucille Clifton by Essence Magazine in celebration of their 20th anniversary. The mug is black ceramic with gold vertical stripes around the body and a gold rim. At center is printed, in gold, [ESSENCE / 20TH ANNIVERSARY / MAY, 1990]. The coaster is a black ceramic square with gold vertical stripes and at bottom right is printed [LUCILLE CLIFTON]. The coaster has a cork bottom. Clifton used the mug to store the pens and pencils that she used to write her poems and other materials.
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Lucille Clifton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.58.3.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: mugs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ceramic and metal with cork (bark)
label: Dimensions
content: 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 12.4 x 8.9 cm)