Ashtray (pair)

Germany

1920-1940

Maker

Stede

Measurements

5/8 in x 3-3/4 in x 2-1/5 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter or pewter-like alloy

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Jack Jacobs

Accession Number

2013.216

Inscription

The “STEDE” mark with a horse’s head in relief within a rectangle is stamped into the outside bottom.

Comments

The pair of small, shallow, flat-bottomed ashtrays is a modern design adapted from a late 18th century porringer design with a flowered handle, an object made in America and England. Unlike a porringer, these small ashtrays have very low sidewalls, thus cannot be used to hold liquids or more solid foods.