Toddy Glass
1935/1942
Medium
3-color lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.8 x 17.8 cm (10 15/16 x 7 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.10905
Art Historical Context
**Toddy Glass** by Minnetta Good captures the elegance of everyday American craftsmanship from the 1930s and early 1940s. This precise 3-color lithograph on wove paper depicts a delicate drinking glass designed for toddy—a warm cocktail of spirits, hot water, sugar, and lemon—highlighting the subtle curves and functional beauty of early American glassware. At 27.8 x 17.8 cm, its intimate scale invites close inspection of intricate details like the flared rim and slender stem, evoking colonial-era hospitality traditions. Created as part of the **Index of American Design** (1935–1942), a landma...