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"Sterling" ashtray

(American, 1904–1976)
(American, founded 1917)
1949
Object PlaceWellsville, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueWhiteware with "straw yellow" glaze
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 x 6 in. (2.9 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Brett Angell
Accession number2006.1938
On View
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ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsStamped into base: "STERLING CHINA / by / Russel Wright ["Russel Wright" is in script].
ProvenancePurchased by donor on eBay 2006.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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