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Drink coaster with comic illustration of a drunk man in a cocktail glass
Object/Artifact
A round coaster of absorbent cream pulpboard, printed on the front in gold/ochre line art with a humorous cartoon: a disheveled, grinning man sprawled inside an oversized stemmed cocktail/champagne coupe, his legs kicking up over the rim with little motion lines suggesting he is tipsy or flailing. Hand-lettered "HIP" appears three times around his head ("HIP +," "+ HIP," "HIP"), evoking drunken hiccups (and/or a slurred "hip-hip-hooray").
2025.1.220
Belonged to Leopoldo Arús Gálvez
The Cabrera Arús family collection
2025.1
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Date: Cannot be determined; cannot be confirmed within the 1959–1990 range and may fall outside it. The coaster bears no date and no datable maker/brand marks in this view. Flagged as undatable pending more information.
"HIP +"; "+ HIP"; "HIP" (hand-lettered around the figure). No other text, maker's mark, or date visible on the front.
9 cm
Cardboard
Materials: Absorbent wood-pulp board (coaster stock); printed ink (single gold/ochre color). Technique: Offset or letterpress printing in one color on molded/cut pulpboard coaster blank.
Good
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez
owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use, acquisition
Coasters of this kind were frequently promotional (for a bar, brewery, or drinks brand).