Object Details
Manufacturer
The Napier Company, American, founded 1922
Designer
Emil Arthur Schuelke, American, 1901 – 1986
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Ovoid body (a) and lid (b) in the form of a standing penguin with flat wings applied at sides, and flat base in form of feet; strap handle at back; lid (b), in the form of penguin's head and shoulders, with hinged beak as spout.
Credit Line
Gift of Rodman A. Heeren
Date
1936
Accession Number
1971-92-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
cocktail shaker
Type
cocktail shaker
Medium
silver plated, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 30.9 × 12.8 × 17.5 cm (12 3/16 × 5 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Weight: 0.9 kg (2 lb.)
manufactured in
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1971-92-1-a_b