"Sky-Scraper" cocktail shaker
Louis M. Rice
(American, dates unknown)
Apollo Studios, a Division of Bernard Rice's Sons, Inc.
(New York, active about 1899–1959)
designed 1928
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniquePatinated silverplate
DimensionsOverall: 29.2 x 19.1 x 10.8 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1440a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
Provenance2004, offered at Christies, New York, New York (sale 1279, lot 82); January 16, 2004 purchased by John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; repaired by Michael Brophy of Carlise, MA -stopper replaced and new handle constructed; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
