Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object Number:
2010.26.7
Date:
1945-1955
Medium:
Printed metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (0.6 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm)
Description:
Stamped pin-up ashtray, advertising Hill Crest Motor Court. Woman, wearing underwear and heels, dresses into red dress. Set against a yellow background, with red border. Captioned: "French Dressing / litho in U.S.A". Text on border reads: "Swiped From / Hill Crest Motor Court / Huntsville, Alabama / Phone JE 4-9184".
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. & Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
