Object Details
- Description
- This rum decanter with matching cups was made from wood. Rum, a by-product of sugar cane, is closely associated with the history of the Caribbean. In Puerto Rico, rum is produced for both foreign and domestic consumption.
- Description (Spanish)
- Decantador de ron de madera con copas haciendo juego. El ron, un derivado de la caña de azúcar, se halla estrechamente relacionado con la historia del Caribe. En Puerto Rico se produce tanto para la exportación como para el consumo doméstico.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- early 20th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0881
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0881
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Object Name
- rum drinking set
- Physical Description
- wood; paint; varnish (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- varnish (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22.1 cm x 11.2 cm; 8 11/16 in x 4 7/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Family & Social Life
- Vidal
- Title
- Rum Drinking Set
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Drinking
- Record ID
- nmah_602297
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-26c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
