- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- pigment on ceramic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 7/8 x 14 x 14 in. (4.8 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A ceramic ashtray with a glazed iridescent pink finish. Gold is painted around the rim of the asymmetrical tray, and in small flecks on the top. The interior dish portion of the tray has raised sections for holding cigarettes. Green felt is adhered to the base of the bottom side of the tray.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- ashtrays
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
- Object number
- 2010.6.116
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




