Ashtray
Caption
Tanto Japanese. Ashtray, ca. 1955. Glazed earthenware, 4 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/4 in. (10.8 x 7.8 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of William K. Jacobs, Jr., 1992.93.13. Creative Commons-BY
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Ashtray
Date
ca. 1955
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/4 in. (10.8 x 7.8 x 1.9 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
on bottom: painted in script ; Tanto/ITALY; tanto in script inside dish.
Credit Line
Bequest of William K. Jacobs, Jr.
Accession Number
1992.93.13
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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