Caravelle

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Object Name: 
Ashtray
Title: 
Caravelle
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, probably Wingen-sur-Moder
Accession Number: 
2011.3.474
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 6.2 cm, Diam (max): 9.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1930
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass, blue enamel; mold-pressed, enameled. Circular ashtray with central arched plaque showing a ship or boat with many sails. Blue enamel applied to ship.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
colorless
blue
Technique: 
pressing
molding
enameling
Material: 
glass
patina
Inscription: 
R. LALIQUE
signature
: 
Acid stamped on base