Double Old Fashioned Glass, "St Tropez," Part of Nine-Piece Setting
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
The old-fashioned was a popular drink during Prohibition, as it was simple to mix: a few ounces of bourbon or whiskey were combined with a sugar cube or sugary mixer, meant to conceal the low-quality alcohol. In Studio 54’s era, the Seven and Seven was a popular highball, made of Seagram’s Seven whiskey and 7 Up.
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
ca.1933
DIMENSIONS
3 1/2 x 3 x 3 in. (8.9 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Engraved on bottom in script: "Steuben"
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
72.40.24
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Double old-fashioned glass, part of a nine-piece setting, "St. Tropez" pattern. Colorless hand-blown glass, with hand-cut and hand-engraved decoration. Cylindrical shape with flat bottom. Cut decoration consists of straight lines set at opposite angles all around the sides. Engraved circles at top and bottom where lines join. Thick engraved band around top and bottom edge of glass.
Condition: Scratches on bottom, otherwise excellent
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Steuben Glass, a division of Corning Glass Works, 1903-2011. Double Old Fashioned Glass, "St Tropez," Part of Nine-Piece Setting, ca.1933. Glass, 3 1/2 x 3 x 3 in. (8.9 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 72.40.24. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 72.40.24_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 72.40.24_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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