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Ashtray
Manufactured by: Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008)
Designed for: Holophane Glass Company (American, founded in 1898)
Designed for: Holophane Glass Company (American, founded in 1898)
1947–1965
Object Place: Newark, Ohio
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm (1 1/8 x 6 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1337
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionA pear-shaped glass ashtray. The tray features a ribbed prism effect in a strip lengthwise through the middle of the tray and a circular embossed Holophane design in the center.
ProvenanceBy 2008, owned by John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum.; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.