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"To-Day" cocktail shaker

(American, born in Germany, 1889–1963)
(American, active 1908–1960)
designed 1928
Object PlaceBrooklyn, New York
Medium/TechniqueSilver-plated metal, cork (replaced), rosewood
DimensionsOverall: 27.6 x 18.1 x 12.1 x 8.9 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1254a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1984, owned by Alan Moss (dealer), New York, New York; November 10, 1984, sold by Alan Moss to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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