DepartmentLatin America
Ashtray
NameAshtray
Artist
Artist unrecorded
DateLate 1920s to 1930s
Place madeTlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic (earthenware), glaze
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (1 x 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin and Jerry Dell Gimarc in memory of Johnny and Virgie Gimarc
Object numberA.2011.37.34
DescriptionRound terracotta ashtray with indentations for cigarettes on each side--one green, one yellow. The center has a painting of 3 flowers, two yellow, one blue. There is a yellow border. "Mexico" is stamped in black on back. Back also stamped "Mexico" with a stamp that pushed deep into the clay.
late 19th c
