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1930

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1940

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2016

2025

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Ashtray

This is a ashtray. It was designed by Francisco Rebajes. It is dated ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is jigsaw-cut, hand-hammered, and incised copper. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan. It is credited Gift of Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 3 × 13.5 × 19 cm (1 3/16 × 5 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

"Rebajes" (stylized) on right ear

Cite this object as

Ashtray; Designed by Francisco Rebajes (American, b. Dominican Republic, 1907 - 1990); jigsaw-cut, hand-hammered, and incised copper; H x W x D: 3 × 13.5 × 19 cm (1 3/16 × 5 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan; 2016-43-1

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