"Scottie Dog" Cigarette Holder and Ash Trays, 1935-1940
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This ceramic set featured a popular motif of the 1930s and early 1940s -- the Scottish Terrier. Customers seeking a cigarette holder and matching ash trays could purchase the utilitarian mass-produced set for use during afternoon teas, card parties, and other domestic gatherings prior to World War II.
This ceramic set featured a popular motif of the 1930s and early 1940s -- the Scottish Terrier. Customers seeking a cigarette holder and matching ash trays could purchase the utilitarian mass-produced set for use during afternoon teas, card parties, and other domestic gatherings prior to World War II.
Artifact
Cigarette box
Date Made
1935-1940
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.74.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Debra Reid.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Color
White (Color)
Orange (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in (Cigarette box with lid)
Width: 6 in (Cigarette box with lid)
Length: 3.25 in (Cigarette box with lid)
Height: .875 in (Ashtrays)
Width: 3.75 in (Ashtrays)
Length: 2.5 in (Ashtrays)
Inscriptions
on bottom of cigarette box: HANDPAINTED / JAPAN on bottom of ashtrays: MADE IN JAPAN
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