Uranium Red Fiesta Ashtray

Manufacturer / Maker Homer Laughlin China Co. (founded 1871)

Dateca. 1936

Mediumceramic, uranium oxide glaze

Dimensions1 1/2 × 5 in. (3.8 × 12.7 cm)

ClassificationsVessels & Containers

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Laurel Wallace and Joseph Traugott

Object numberPC2021.38.12

DescriptionThis ashtray is circular in shape and is a bright fiesta red color. The base is flat and then curves upwards, widening as the curve continues and eventually forming a bowl with a flat lip on the outer edge. On the lip there are several parallel lines that run along the edge. Interrupting these lines are three indentations in the lip, each at an equal distance away from the other. There are also several lines in a circle at the bottom center of the ashtray.

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