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Ashtray

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

ca. 1940

GUSN

GUSN-258666

Description

Small white dish with three hollows in rim. Decal of President Roosevelt on inside bottom of piece. Underside marked "Royal Staffordshire Pottery, A.J. Wilkson Ltd."

Details

Descriptive Terms

ashtrays
earthenware
Ashtray

Inscription

"Royal Staffordshire Pottery/A.J. Wilkinson Ltd."

Associated Person

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Associated Building

Original To Winslow Crocker House (Yarmouth Port, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

407.1981

Maker

A.J. Wilkinson Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

4 7/16 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Guido Perera

Accession Number

1999.611

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