Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bar tray
Object Number:
2002.1.3563
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. diameter
Description:
A deep edged beer tray with a green and black rim marked in gold "Hampden/ Hampden Ale/ Hampden Lager/ Hampden Brewing Co./ Willimansett, Mass.", around a central black field printed with a portrait of a squint-eyed, buck- toothed, large eared, bald, skinny waiter in a tuxedo holding a tray with a glass of beer over the caption "Who Wants The Handsome Waiter?". Probably an offensive portrayal of an Irish server.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
