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1926

  • Work on this object began.

1958

  • We acquired this object.

2009

2025

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Ambassador Ashtray, 1926

This is a ashtray. It is dated 1926 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is mouth-blown crystal ("muslin glass"). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 1.3 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm (1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Ambassador Ashtray, 1926; Austria; mouth-blown crystal ("muslin glass"); H x W x D: 1.3 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm (1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1958-98-43

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