Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
1911.38
Medium:
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Goblet
Object Number:
1973.34b
Date:
1933
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 16.8 x 9.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on bowl; "REPEAL OF THE/ 18TH/ AMENDMENT/ 1933"
printed: underside of base; "REPEAL GLASS/ VERNAY/ MADE IN ENGLAND"
Description:
Colorless blown lead-glass goblet; bucket-shaped bowl joined by inverted baluster knop to pedestal base with pontil mark; engraved on one side of bowl an eagle above 2 birds above a domed building all superimposed on a ring of stars, on the other side the inscription "REPEAL OF THE 18TH AMENDMENT 1933."
Gallery Label:
The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, Prohibition, was repealed by the passage of the 21st Amendment in 1933.
Credit Line:
Gift of Gilbert Bergen
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
