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From her final residence at 12305 Fifth
Helena Drive in Brentwood, California, Marilyn Monroe's personal
assortment of Mexican soda glass tumblers. Each unique in
size, dimension and color, these glasses were likely hand-blown by
Mexican tradesmen. Marilyn made several trips to Mexico in the
early 1960s to
purchase furniture, decorations and accessories for her new home, a
small Mexican styled bungalow at the end of a quiet and secluded
cul-de-sac.
These tumblers were possibly purchased during one of these outings.
From the book "Marilyn: The Last Months " by Eunice Murray:
Marilyn was her
natural self again when they drove to market day in Toluca.
Once again she wore her casual costume of black silk slacks,
colorful Pucci print blouse, soft flat shoes and a scarf over her
hair. Toluca is a suburb about twenty miles from Mexico City.
They drove there easily one morning, traveling in a convoy of two
cars, their party composed of Marilyn and Eunice, Fred and Nieves
Field, and three of the presidential guards. They would
discover if Marilyn would need protection on the trip to Taxco.
Eunice recalls that day with pleasure: "We had a wonderful,
lighthearted time of discovering colorful handcrafted items she
could buy for her home."
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