label · 1862
Guinness Trademark Label System — 1862 first appearance
Conceptual artifact record for the Guinness bottle-label system in which Guinness documents the harp device first appearing in 1862.
graphic designcitation onlyrights review
Design & Material Culture · Artifact ledger
Material-culture artifact index
A technical index for specific labels, packages, advertising objects, ephemera, signs, trays, cases, and commemorative vessels.
crate or case · 1890s
Eigenbrot Brewing Co. Wooden Beer Case
1890s pine case used to carry beer bottles and stamped with brewery/trademark information.
transport or storage objectunknownrights review
glassware object · 1939–1940
New York World’s Fair Beer Mug, 1939–1940
Specific commemorative beer mug associated with the 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair; represented separately from the generic handled-stein vessel class.
commemorative objectcitation onlyrights review
bottle · 1945–1979
Hamm’s Beer Bottle — Landor-associated package object
Smithsonian beer-bottle object dated broadly 1945–1979 and associated with Landor Associates/Walter Landor as designers.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
label · 1981
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Label, 1981
Museum-preserved 1981 label for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale; the Smithsonian describes illustrations of hops, barley, and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
graphic designcitation onlyrights review
coaster · around 1983–1986
American Homebrewers Association Coaster, c.1983–1986
Smithsonian-preserved AHA paper coaster associated with late-20th-century U.S. homebrew culture.
printed ephemeracitation onlyrights review
poster · c.1888
Schlitz Milwaukee Lager Advertising Print, c.1888
Chromolithographic beer advertisement preserved by the Library of Congress, combining hospitality imagery with national/capitol symbolism.
advertising objectunknownrights review
poster · c.1891
Bock Beer Poster, c.1891
Color lithographic stock poster for bock beer preserved by the Library of Congress.
advertising objectunknownrights review
tray · c.1910–1919
American Brewery Advertising Tray
Metal advertising tray depicting the American Brewery complex and combining service function with brewery promotion.
point of sale objectunknownrights review
can · c.1933–1950 practice context
American Beer Can with Handle
Smithsonian-preserved steel beer can with a soldered carrying handle, representative of a short-lived package experiment.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
packaging · contemporary
Pilsner Urquell Material-Reduction Package Redesign
Contemporary packaging-system change documented by Pilsner Urquell, including removal of plastic labels and aluminum foil, paper-label substitution, embossing changes, and a cap reference to the original brewery gate.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
sign · estimated 1890s
George Günther Lager Beer Brass Sign
Late-19th-century/early-20th-century brass lager-beer advertising sign preserved by Smithsonian.
point of sale objectunknownrights review
bottle · mid-20th century
Falstaff Prototype Beer Bottle — Landor package-development object
Smithsonian-preserved Falstaff prototype used to document package shape, symbols, color and identity exploration by Landor.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
bottle · mid-20th century
Lucky Lager Beer Bottle — Landor redesign object
Smithsonian object documenting Lucky Lager package/brand-image redesign work associated with Walter Landor and Landor Associates.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review