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Cocktail set: shaker, six cups, tray (reproduction)
Designed by: Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976)
Manufactured by: Russel Wright Inc. (established 1930; incorporated 1939–1976)
Manufactured by: Russel Wright Inc. (established 1930; incorporated 1939–1976)
designed about 1930; produced about 1930–31
Object Place: New York, New York
Medium/Technique
Polished pewter or silver-lined chromium plated metal
Dimensions
Overall (entire set assembled): 23.5 x 20.3 cm (9 1/4 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1296.1-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPewter
DescriptionThe set is comprised of a shaker, six cups, and a tray, all made of unadorned pewter. The vertically-oriented shaker is constructed in three sections: a large central sphere between two straight sided cylinders. The cup is composed of a semi-sphere atop a cylindrical base. The tray is circular and is embellished with a flat, vertical rim.
ProvenanceBy 1986, owned by Alan Moss (dealer) New York, New York; January 2, 1986 sold by Moss to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)