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"Manhattan" cocktail set: shaker, six cups, and tray
Designed by: Norman Bel Geddes (American, 1893–1958)
Manufactured by: Revere Copper and Brass Co. (American, founded 1801)
Manufactured by: Revere Copper and Brass Co. (American, founded 1801)
designed 1934; produced about 1939–41
Object Place: Rome, New York
Medium/Technique
Chrome-plated brass
Dimensions
Shaker: H. 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
Tray: L. 14 1/2 in. x w. 11 3/4 in.; x h. 1/2 in.
Tray: L. 14 1/2 in. x w. 11 3/4 in.; x h. 1/2 in.
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1262.1-8
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionThe set is comprised of a cocktail shaker, six cups, and a tray, all made of chrome-plated brass. The cylindrical shaker stands 13 ½ inches high and is segmented by eight vertical ribs, capped with a similarly cylindrical ribbed top that is approximately 1/8 of the shaker's overall height and about 2/3 as wide. The cups have slender, circular stems which are connected to thin, disk-shaped bases by semi-spheres. The bowls of the cups are identical to the shaker's ribbed, cylindrical top and are the same width as the base. The rectangular tray is embellished with a pyramidal border comprised of six horizontal steps.
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)