Object ID
1996.101.1
Object Name
Holder, Cigarette
Object Collection
Date Created
1850
Object Entities
John Zannis, Grandfather of donor (owned by)
Zannis, Anthony (is related to)
Zannis, Maria (is related to)
Zannis, John (is related to)
Object Description
Bronze cigarette holder with all-over decorative engravings.  Less than five inches long, it's cylindrical, slightly wider at one end than the other, and is lavishly engraved with renderings of bushels of grapes and grape vines.
Origin
Donated by Dr.'s Anthony and Maria. The cigarette holder belonged to Anthony's grandfather John Zannis in Yannina, Greece. Circa 1850.
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Citation
Holder, Cigarette, 1850, Dr. Anthony and Maria Zannis Collection, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/6581. Accessed 03/28/24.