Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Goblet
Object Number:
1973.34a
Date:
1933
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 14 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on bowl; "SUCCESS/ TO/ REPEAL/ 1933"
engraved: underside of base; "REPEAL GLASS/ VERNAY/ MADE IN ENGLAND"
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass goblet; double ogee-shaped bowl joined by baluster-shaped knop to pedestal foot with pontil mark; bowl wheel engraved with eagle over American shield on one side with inscription "SUCCESS TO REPEAL 1933" on the other.
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The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, Prohibition, was repealed by the passage of the 21st Amendment in 1933.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.
