Museum object · Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Pink and gold ceramic ashtray from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A ceramic ashtray with a glazed iridescent pink finish. Gold is painted around the rim of the asymmetrical tray, and in small flecks on the top. The interior dish portion of the tray has raised sections for holding cigarettes. Green felt is adhered to the base of the bottom side of the tray.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2010.6.116