Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
ca. 1825
1920.5
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object name
Ashtray
Date
ca. 1909
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 12.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Colorless molded lead glass ashtray; trapezoidal form with three indentations for supporting cigarettes.
Credit Line
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1941.854
Gallery Label
This ashtray is from the Hudson River sidewheel steamer "Rensselaer," which was built in 1909 for the New York-Troy Citizens' Line.
Provenance
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
