DepartmentLatin America

Ashtray

NameAshtray

Artist Artist Not Recorded

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

Collections

Latin America

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.