Drink Me

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Object Name: 
Beer Glass
Title: 
Drink Me
Maker(s): 
Gordon, Douglas (Scottish, b. 1966), Maker
Brauerei Beck & Co., Maker
Place Made: 
Germany, Bremen
Accession Number: 
2002.3.30 A
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 17.5 cm, Diam (max): 8.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1999
Credit Line: 
Gift of Brandler Galleries
Web Description: 
The enameled hands spell “Drink Me” in British Sign Language. Douglas Gordon is internationally known for his photographs and videos.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Brandler, John, Source
2002
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
enameling
machine-made
Material: 
enamel
Inscription: 
douglas gordon
Label
: 
enameled decal Approx. 2 in. below rim of glass Enameled decal of black ground with 7 sets of hands/ "douglas gordon"
REG. / [image] / TM. / BECK'S
Trademark
: 
Approx. 2 in. below rim of glass "REG." then an image of a red shield with a key in the center "TM."/ BECK'S. BECK'S in large white letters

Description

Primary Description: 
Tumbler, "Drink Me". Colorless glass; machine-made, enameled decal. Pilsner-shape glass with a design consisting of black ground with 7 pairs of hands spelling out words in sign language.

Objects in Set (3)

Drink Me
Date:1999
Accession Number:2002.3.30 A
Drink Me
Artist:Gordon, Douglas
Date:1999
Accession Number:2002.3.30 B
 
2 Beer Glasses
Artist:Brauerei Beck & Co.
Date:1999
Accession Number:2002.3.30