Ashtray

dish

Name/Title

Ashtray

Entry/Object ID

2014.44.2

Description

Small, square grey glass ashtray. The edges of the dish are molded inward creating a lip, and pushed down and open at the corners. The dish is gilded in the center with an image of a clock on a pole. There are clock faces on both visible sides, as well as the inscription, "MONTPELIER NATIONAL BANK" above both faces. Above the image are the words, "The Bank by the Clock", and beneath the image are the words, "ESTABLISHED 1824".

Context

Given away as a promotion by the Montpelier National Bank in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.44

Source or Donor

Franzi, Olive Romerio (1920-2018)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the donor's parents

Made/Created

Date made

1960 - 1970

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Montpelier National Bank

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America