Name/Title
Paper pulpboard drink coaster (portavasos) with anthropomorphic cocktail-glass illustrationEntry/Object ID
2025.1.222Description
Four identical round absorbent pulpboard coasters, cream-colored, printed in a single brown/gold ink. Design is a line-drawn personified stemmed cocktail glass (coupe/martini form) with a citrus wedge on the rim, a smiling face, arms and legs, appearing to dance or step over a drinking straw, flanked by atomic-style starbursts and motion lines. No text on the visible face.Use
Belonged to Leopoldo Arús GálvezCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionMade/Created
Place
Country
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Date: Undetermined; no date present. The atomic-starburst graphic idiom is suggestive of mid-century design, but that is a stylistic impression only. Cannot be confirmed within the 1959–1990 collection range and may fall outside it.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Diameter: 9Materials
Material Notes
Materials: Absorbent paper pulpboard (coaster / "beer-mat" stock), printed ink (tentative — based on appearance).
Technique: Single-color printing (letterpress or offset, inferred) on pressed pulpboard.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useResearch Notes
Notes
Subject: anthropomorphized stemmed cocktail glass with citrus garnish and straw; mid-century commercial-graphic style. No brand or bar name to attribute.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026