Name/Title
Ice bucketEntry/Object ID
MP.87.395 a-bDescription
Ice bucket and cover resembling antique fire bucket: covered in black "leather-like" plastic with gold-colored alloy on inside of handle and top of lid; gold-colored ring on cover held in place by plastic loop; inside lined with styrofoam with plastic liner on lid; on lid, with oval, is a gazelle with "KRAFTWARE/225 5th Ave., NYC" below coat-of-arms on center; around which is printed "Tonic Mixer + Schweppervescentia Prorsus Totum Potum Durat+Bitter Lemon+MDCCXCIV"; coat of arms is tongue-in-cheek parody of English objects; on red background crown and crest consist of sour-looking lion wearing bowler hat and holding umbrella and briefcase in raised right paw; helmet and mantling below; quarter shields consist of three bowlers on a green background; headless knight with sword on tower in black, red, and white; two policeman's hats on green with blue and white diagonal band between them; black and grey clouds on gray; half-timbered cottage in center; "Sherlock-Holmes" figure sinister supporter; cricket-player dexter supporter"; poodle and sheep dog at base; "THE SCHWEPPESHIRE ARMS" on scroll below.Publication Details
Author
KraftwareDate Published
circa 1970Printer
KraftwareNotes
Alloy, Styrofoam, PlasticInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
MP.87.395 A-B
MP.87.395a-b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Handle raisedHeight
13-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)Dimension Description
Including handleHeight
11 inWidth
9 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Much corrosion on cover, dirty interior.General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Apparently not on appraisal.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Warming Kitchen, First Floor