First cast as one of a group of at least 10 in 1916, this ashtray was produced for $10/cast and sold initially for $35. Nancy Russell, charged with the casting of her husband’s work, shopped around for the best deal. Other works made by Zoppo in this period had been cast previously at the Roman Bronze Works for a higher price. Nancy specified that the casts made by Zoppo were to be a dull green color. However, neither this nor the other two Zoppo casts in the Gilcrease collection are green.

From the exhibition:Frontier to Foundry: the Making of Small Bronze Sculpture in the Gilcrease Collection, December 2014 - March 2015.
Ann Boulton Young, Associate Conservator for the Gilcrease Museum, 2014.

This bronze, an ashtray, is partly filled with wood and resin.

Information given by Ann Boulton Young, Associate Conservator for the Gilcrease Museum, 2018.