Ashtray

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Ashtray

Entry/Object ID

2022.5.1

Description

Blue-glazed ashtray molded with the word "LEAHY" [raised] radiating out from around the year "1975" [impressed] in the center. The back is stamped with the inscription, "Commemorating Vermont's / First Democratic Senator / Elected November 5, 1974 / benningtonpotter[s] / bennington vermont." The back is unglazed with blue glaze inside the impressed letters.

Context

Made by Bennington Pottery in Bennington, Vermont, to celebrate the election of Patrick Leahy as US Senator.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.5

Source or Donor

Carnahan, John H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bennington Potters, Inc.

Date made

1975

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ashtray

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Containers for Smoking & Tobacco

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Leahy, Patrick Joseph (b. 1940)