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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Onyx Ashtray
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Onyx Ashtray

Artifact ID1970.42.14
Object Type Ashtray
Medium Onyx, opal
DimensionsOverall H 7/8 in x W 4 1/2 in x D 2 3/4 in (2.2 cm x 11.4 cm x 7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOval onyx and opal ashtray with an inscription plaque affixed to the front.
Inscriptions and Markings"The President from Mabel Brookes Australia 1965"
Historical NoteThis ashtray is part of as set given to Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson from Norman Brookes, an Australian tennis player, and his wife Mabel in 1965. They were gifted through Edward A. Clark, the American ambassador to Australia. Onyx is found in Australia.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by Lyndon Baines Johnson to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on December 31, 1970.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Made
Australia
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