Ashtray

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Ashtray

Entry/Object ID

2009.32.1

Description

Pressed milk glass ashtray in the shape of a pipe. The bowl of the pipe is painted with red flowers and green leaves and has the inscription, "SESQUI CENTENNIAL 1777-1927 BENNINGTON, VT."

Context

Produced to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bennington

Acquisition

Accession

2009.32

Source or Donor

Rogstad, Mary Labate

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Date made

1927

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ashtray

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knickknack

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Containers for Smoking & Tobacco

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

2-3/8 in

Length

6 in

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Bennington Sesquicentennial