- Created by
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1914-1918
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 15/16 × 3 15/16 × 3/16 in. (10 × 10 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a World War I trench art souvenir metal ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a square shallow metal dish with rounded corners and a wide lip. There are four bullets lying along the lip of the ashtray, one on each side. Spaced in between the bullets are grooves, of a size to rest a cigarette. In the center depression of the ashtray is the crest of the city of Verdun. The crest consists of a castle on a shield under a crown. Raised text across the band of the crown reads “VERDUN.” The shield and crown are partially encircled by a horseshoe shape with the letters “VERDUN” within it.
- Place made
- Verdun, France, Europe
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- ashtrays
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- International affairs
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




