Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object Number:
2001.14
Date:
1901
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Cast circular souvenir ashtray with raised sides and foliate scroll decoration around the rim; cast buffalo applied to the center with the inscription, "SOUVENIR PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION BUFFALO NY 1901"; painted gold.
Gallery Label:
This souvenir ashtray is from the Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York in 1901.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul Gunther
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
