Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object Number:
2010.26.17
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 The Nationwide Company. Woman, wearing pink underwear, bra and black nylons, puts on a brown fur coat. Set against a bedroom scene, with orange border. Text on border reads, "No. 777Y Las Vegas Ashtray/ Your Adv. In Four Lines / The Nationwide Company / Arlington, Texas".
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. & Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
