{"id":9068,"date":"2026-02-06T20:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/?page_id=9068"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:10:41","slug":"ashtray","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/ashtray\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashtray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:49% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Exhibit-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9081 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Exhibit-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Exhibit-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Exhibit-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Exhibit-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Exhibit-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-1024x264.png\" alt=\"Ashtray\" class=\"wp-image-8947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-1024x264.png 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-1536x397.png 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray.png 1747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>IMoDD Exhibition<\/strong><br><strong>February 7 &#8211; June 29, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Lenders and Contributors: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Alan Blum<br>Alfred Ceramic Art Museum<br>Manitoga \/ Russel Wright Design Center<br>Daniel Mehlman<br>Scott Vermillion<br>Annie Wright<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone has a story about ashtrays. Everyone. This exhibition tells a story that begins with the intersection of dining and smoking at the table. Part of the narrative is historical and part is a personal journey. Just like many dining experiences, it is a shared journey with memories to savor and laugh about, and lessons to be learned.  Beyond the beautiful designs of many ashtrays there are appalling and devastating tragedies the link us all together.  Come for the dishes; stay for the ashtrays.  Leave with the knowledge that the conversation about dining and ashtrays will be ongoing and spirited.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"957\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9412\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8854-1024x957.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8854-1024x957.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8854-300x280.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8854-768x717.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8854-1536x1435.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8854-2048x1913.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b11b7e150eb00d65b022ff3b57fe102\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/ashtray-catalogue\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9020\">Exhibition Catalogue<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>How&nbsp;<\/em>Ashtray<em>&nbsp;became a dining story<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Margaret Carney, Ph.D., curator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--0c50e8e432d9646a77e95314cd3a24dd\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/ashtray-catalogue\/\">Link<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7e726b\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"1500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-8960\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-1-Russel-Mary-and-Annie.jpg\" style=\"object-position:49% 18%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 18%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-1-Russel-Mary-and-Annie.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-1-Russel-Mary-and-Annie-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-1-Russel-Mary-and-Annie-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-1-Russel-Mary-and-Annie-768x828.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a266b4b4c0ae67927101f934a10211e\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/ashtrays-the-wright-way\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9020\">Ashtrays the Wright Way<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Every design tells a story: the ashtrays of Russel and Mary Wright\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br>Essay by Scott Vermillion<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--d0932183fa40402f90cc2a9862675f36\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/ashtrays-the-wright-way\/\">Link<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IMoDD Ashtray Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>from IMoDD&#8217;s <em>Unforgettable Dinnerware <\/em>lecture series<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ubiquitous Ashtray\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRYpLRAdVms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>The Ubiquitous Ashtray<\/em><\/strong>, presented by Margaret Carney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ashtrays the Wright Way! 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