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Ashtray

Maker: Queens Art Pewter, Ltd., founded 1920
Medium: Pewter
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1940
Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (5.4 x 9.2 x 8.6 cm)
Markings: Impressed on bottom, partially worn stamp: "QUEENS ART / PEWTER / BROOKLYN / N.Y." with crown above; surrounded by: "HAND MADE DANISH QUALITY PEWTER / MADE IN USA" in circular band.
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 87.116
Credit Line: Gift of Linda S. Ferber
Image: Overall, 87.116.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Pewter ashtray. Shallow, circular dish straddled by stylized, running greyhound handle. CONDITION: Normal wear.

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