Silver Ashtray with Dragons and Lighter with Blue Cobalt Glass Reservoir

Object/Artifact

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MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Silver and cobalt glass lighter from Persia.: Image of the silver and blue cobalt glass ashtray and lighter. Both are decorated with dragon motifs.
Silver and cobalt glass lighter from Persia.

Image of the silver and blue cobalt glass ashtray and lighter. Both are decorated with dragon motifs.

Name/Title

Silver Ashtray with Dragons and Lighter with Blue Cobalt Glass Reservoir

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000411

Tags

Case 4, Shelf 3

Description

Silver ashtray and lighter with blue cobalt glass reservoir. Both the ashtray and lighter are decorated with silver dragons. There is also a silver handle on each side of the lighter. It was made in Persia, now modern-day Iran, likely in the 1960s.

Context

The silver and cobalt lighter belonged to the Jordan family.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

China

Continent

Asia

Parts

Count

2

Parts

ashtray and lighter

Location

Location

Cabinet

Case 4

Category

Shelf 3