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Ashtray

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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
ceramic; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0075
Description
A square ashtray with a white ceramic tile for a base. The tile is decorated with a blue rabbit. The sides of the ashtray are made of shaped sheet metal with four evenly spaced cigarette rests, one per edge. The tile is chipped and the metal is rusted.
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
ceramic; metal
Dimensions
5.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A square ashtray with a white ceramic tile for a base. The tile is decorated with a blue rabbit. The sides of the ashtray are made of shaped sheet metal with four evenly spaced cigarette rests, one per edge. The tile is chipped and the metal is rusted.
Subject
households
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0075
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