Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object Number:
2010.26.23
Date:
1945-1955
Medium:
Printed metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (0.6 x 9.5 x 12.1 cm)
Description:
Stamped pin-up ashtray, advertising Johnny Archer Studio.
Woman, wearing only pink scarf, talks on the telephone. Set against a pink pastel background, with yellow border. Text on border reads: "Johnny Archer Studio / Musical Instruments / 106 Elm St. Marlboro, Mass."
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. & Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
