Set of Ceramic Painted Ashtrays with Various Animals

Ceramic

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Set of four ceramic painted ashtrays given to the Jordans by a ruler in Bombay.: Image of the four ceramic painted ashtrays. Three of them are inscribed with "JERUSALEM" and all are painted with a similar color scheme of green, blue, orange, and purple. The motifs painted on the ashtrays are consistent with other folk art from the Middle East made during the mid-20th century.
Set of four ceramic painted ashtrays given to the Jordans by a ruler in Bombay.

Image of the four ceramic painted ashtrays. Three of them are inscribed with "JERUSALEM" and all are painted with a similar color scheme of green, blue, orange, and purple. The motifs painted on the ashtrays are consistent with other folk art from the Middle East made during the mid-20th century.

Name/Title

Set of Ceramic Painted Ashtrays with Various Animals

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000397

Description

Set of four ceramic ashtrays painted with traditional Israeli colors and patterns. Three of them are inscribed with "JERUSALEM" and were likely made/purchased there. The motifs painted on the ashtrays are consistent with other folk art from the Middle East made during the mid-20th century.

Context

Mr. and Mrs. Jordan were given the trays when visiting a ruler at his palace in Bombay (now Mumbai). Bombay was changed to Mumbai in November 1955 after the Marathi nationalist Shiv Sena Party won Maharashtra state elections. They insisted that “Bombay” was a corrupt English version of “Mumbai” and was an unwanted reminder of British colonial rule.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Israel

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

Parts

Count

4

Parts

4 ashtrays