Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object name
Ashtray
Date
1920-1940
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass ashtray; square form with ground bowl.
Credit Line
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1941.856
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this ashtray came from a Hudson River steamboat.
Provenance
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
