Caption

Ashtray; maker, early 1st half of the 20th century; North India. Applied art smoking accessory of Indian culture, used for tobacco smoking. Decoration: floral tendril on the sides; composition with a botanical pattern and two branches on the flattened part of the wall. Engraved patterns colored with orange and black pastes; plant ornaments, geometric ornaments, leaves, flowers. Height 3.2 cm; diameter 7.0 cm., A low, rounded metal object with a shallow rectangular opening and three rounded notches along its rim, decorated around its sides with a repeating floral band; visible colors include gold, reddish-brown, dark brown, and a pale gray background, with worn and darker areas on the rim and inner surfaces.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_142

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Rights managed

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72.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 16.8in x 16.8in / 5030 x 5030 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ashtray maker early 1st half 20th century North India Applied art smoking accessory Indian culture tobacco smoking Decoration floral tendril sides composition botanical pattern two branches flattened part wall Engraved patterns colored orange black pastes plant ornaments geometric ornaments leaves flowers Height 3.2 cm diameter 7.0 cm low rounded metal object shallow rectangular opening three rounded notches rim decorated repeating floral band visible colors include gold reddish-brown dark brown pale gray background worn darker areas inner surfaces.