Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail Shaker
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- Description
- This silver cocktail shaker was patented in 1924. Shaped like a vase and covered in a hammered surface effect, this shaker was a part of a set of eight accompanying cups that were used during the Prohibition era. Ratified on January 16, 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment made the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal in the United States. This restriction on the alcohol industry ushered in Prohibition, an era that impacted the social, political, and economic landscapes of America.
- Object Name
- shaker, cocktail
- date made
- ca 1920-1940
- 1924 - 1925
- patent date
- 1924-05-13
- used date
- 1920 - 1950
- maker
- Bernard Rice's Sons, Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- place used
- United States: Maryland, Mount Victoria
- Physical Description
- nickel silver, electroplated (overall material)
- cork (cover and spout stoppers material)
- Measurements
- pitcher: 18.7 cm x 11.7 cm; 7 3/8 in x 4 5/8 in
- overall: 4 5/8 in x 9 3/8 in x 7 5/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 23.8125 cm x 19.3675 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0954.01
- accession number
- 1980.0954
- catalog number
- 1980.0954.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Martha M. Patrick
- subject
- Beverages
- Cocktails
- Drinking
- Food Culture
- Prohibition
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- American Enterprise
- Family & Social Life
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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