Manhattan Cocktail Set
Norman Bel Geddes
1939–1941
- Medium
- Chrome-plated brass
- Dimensions
- Tray: 1.5 × 37 × 29.3 cm (5/8 × 14 5/8 × 11 9/16 in.); Shaker: 33.4 × 8.1 × 8.5 cm (13 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.); Goblets (each, irregular): 11.3 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm (4 1/2 × 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
- Genre
- drinking vessel
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Modernismdiningdrinking vesselamerican decorative artsTraycocktail shakerDrinkingbronzedecorative arts
About
An overt reference to New York City’s skyline, the “Manhattan” cocktail set represents the 1930s fascination with all things modern and urban. The tall, cylindrical cocktail shaker and stemmed cups that echo the shape and design of the shaker cap were sold with a stepped serving tray on which the cocktail service could be arranged like architectural elements. The shaker seen here is the second of two versions and was advertised as “party-size" because of its slightly larger dimensions.
