ASHTRAY
Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)
On view in: First Floor Library
About this object
Ashtray is set with nine carved intaglio stones, graduated in size. They appear to be antique seals in various minerals. At narrow end is an applied piece of silver, ridged to hold cigarettes.
- Object name:
- ASHTRAY
- Made from:
- Silver -- agate -- cornelian -- onyx -- amethyst
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 1948
- Size:
- 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.602
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARKS STERLING Cartier [on side] COAT OF ARM, MONOGRAMS A variety of coats of arms and monograms on set carved stones
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973