The work, consisting of a bronzed statue of a woman holding a glass, was commissioned by the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company (the producers of Rainier Beer) and created in Germany in 1903.

[3][4] The statue was crafted in Germany and purchased by the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company, the manufacturers of Rainier Beer, who installed it as a fountain in a courtyard in front of their brewery in Georgetown in 1903.

[1] Over the next several years, the statue was relocated several times,[1][5] and in 1916, the fountain element was turned off as the company closed due to the enactment of Prohibition in Washington.

[6] In 1999, this facility was sold by the Stroh Brewery Company (which had acquired the Rainier brand), who donated the statue to the Museum of History & Industry.

[1] The park had been dedicated earlier that year and was planned with the sculpture in mind, with a patch of land set aside to host the piece.