Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1916-1922
1954.164
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object name
Ashtray
Date
1940-1960
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 12.1 cm )
Description
Circular ceramic ashtray with match holder; painted black; inscribed three times on the side "STORK CLUB" in white; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Michael Buckley
Object Number
2000.38
Marks
painted: on the side: three times, "STORK CLUB"
stamped: on the base: "HALL" in a circle above "MADE IN USA"
Gallery Label
This ceramic ashtray with match holder was made for and used in the Stork Club in New York City. Mr. Buckley aquired it while cleaning out an abandoned house in Brooklyn. Sherman Billingsley, the proprietor of the Stork Club, was famous for merchandizing the Club through souvenir items like this ashtray.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
