Ashtray Designer: George Sakier (American, 1897–1988)
Manufacturer: Fostoria Glass Company (American, 1887–1986)

1950–60

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Pressed soda-lime glass

Dimensions

3 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 7 3/8 in. (8.89 × 19.69 × 18.73 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Frances M. Davis Ryan, Ph.D. 1977, and Neil F. Ryan, B.A. 1969

Accession Number

2013.22.23

Geography

Manufactured in Moundsville, West Virginia

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Frances and Neil Ryan, Galveston, TX
Bibliography

  • John Stuart Gordon, American Glass: The Collections at Yale (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2018), 227, 254, no. 131.

Object copyright
Copyright Artist/Estate/Foundation
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