GREEN CERAMIC ASHTRAY WITH INITIALS RH

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

GREEN CERAMIC ASHTRAY WITH INITIALS "RH"

Entry/Object ID

2000.244.1.1

Description

Color: Gold; Green A green ceramic ashtray manufactured by Hall's China, ca. 1920s. The center is raised and has oval-shaped openings at the sides and another opening at the top for the placement of matchbooks. Gold paint lines the edges of the oval and top openings. On either side of the matchbook holder are the initials "RH" within a shield all in gold. The initials may have stood for the Raddison Hotel as guessed by the seller. The bottom portion of the artifact is rectangular with the edges slightly raised and the corners curved. These edges are also painted gold. On one side of the bottom is a gold circular stamp with the words, "HALL'S CHINA." With only light abrasions around the bottom edge and some fading of the gold, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Smoking paraphernalia

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Ashtrays, Hall's China, Raddison Hotels

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Ashtrays