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Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail Shaker

Cocktail Shaker

Date1930-1940
MediumPressed colorless glass, silver
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 8 1/8 x 3 5/8in. (20.6 x 9.2cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionPressed colorless glass cocktail shaker with a plain, round rim, thick and slightly tapered sides, and a round inset bottom. About an inch and a half below the rim, two silver bands, about an inch apart, circle the outside of the shaker. Below the lower band are three narrower, closely spaced bands. The cocktail shaker reflects the Art Deco and Moderne styles of the 1930s. There are some light scratches on the exterior.
Object number2005.73.0
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Museum purchase, 1987.220.1a,b  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. © 2013 The Connecticut Historical…
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