Coaster with beer-lover cartoon (MUA)

Object/Artifact

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Circular coaster, design of a cartoon man kissing a giant cup of beer.

Name/Title

Coaster with "beer-lover" cartoon ("MUA")

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.296

Description

Round pressed-pulpboard coaster printed in brown/ochre on a cream ground. A line cartoon shows a man tenderly embracing and kissing a giant anthropomorphic beer mug — a smiling stein with an overflowing foamy head and a handle — while a heart-shaped bubble by his face reads "MUA" (the sound of a kiss). The man wears a patterned shirt, checked/striped trousers, and shoes. No brand, caption (beyond "MUA"), or signature. The board is toned with light staining and a faint tide-mark at right. Four count.

Context

A humorous beer-themed barware coaster — a man comically smitten with his beer, kissing the mug. It shares the stock, line-cartoon drawing style, and round format of the companion coasters (the "Cuba" marlin-fisherman and the staggering drunkard), marking it as part of the same humorous series; here the ink is brown/ochre rather than red.

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Place

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

Date: undetermined; tentatively 1970s–1980s (style and stock; matches the companions). Not closely datable.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"MUA" lettered within a heart (kiss onomatopoeia).

Dimensions

Diameter

9.5 cm

Material

Cardboard

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026