Collection Highlights
Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
1961.31
Ceramic, composition, textile, leather, fur, hair, rhinestones, feathers, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ash tray
Object name
Ash tray
Date
ca. 1896
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass ashtray; circular form with sunburst impressed on base; three indentations for cigarettes.
Credit Line
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1941.855
Gallery Label
This ashtray is from the Hudson River steamboat "Adirondack," built in 1896 for the New York-Albany line.
Provenance
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
