Gibson XX Pure Rye Whiskey, 2026
Graphite on cotton paper
Dimensions: 15 in. x 10 in.
Framed Dimensions: 18.5 in. x 13.5 in.
All pieces are professionally framed with acid-free materials and UV-protective, anti-glare glass.
 
Featured in this piece is a pre-Prohibition bottle of Gibson’s XX Pure Rye Whisky from Pittsburgh, PA. This bottle likely dates to the late 1800s. Several visual details help narrow the age of this bottle. The Rush House, listed as the selling location on this label, was a hotel in Pittsburgh, later renamed the McCoy Hotel. H. H. Kettering, referenced on this label, appears in early Pittsburgh city directories at 966 Liberty Avenue, in the hotel business. The bottle shape is a Union Flask, a style introduced around 1860 and popular throughout the late 19th century.