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1940

  • Work on this object began.

1950

  • Work on this object ended.

1969

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Ashtray with Simón Bolívar Portrait Ashtray

This is a ashtray. It is dated ca. 1945 and we acquired it in 1969. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). It is credited Gift of International Business Machines Corp..

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 5 × 13.3 cm (1 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Ashtray with Simón Bolívar Portrait Ashtray; silver; H x diam.: 5 × 13.3 cm (1 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Gift of International Business Machines Corp.; 1969-8-1

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