Tobacco Jar
1841 (dated)
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Tobacco jar of red earthenware with decoration and inscription impressed and filled with white clay under a brownish yellow glaze. Iron lid. Cylindrical. The moulded top has a rebate for the low cylindrcal, flat-topped lid. Inscribed in capital letters "James Offen Great Chart Kent 1841" above two rows of a repeated starry device impressed with a crosss-cut stick and filled with white clay.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with inlaid decoration |
| Brief description | Tobacco jar, lead-glazed earthenware with inlaid decoration. English, probably made in Chailey, Sussex, dated 1841 |
| Physical description | Tobacco jar of red earthenware with decoration and inscription impressed and filled with white clay under a brownish yellow glaze. Iron lid. Cylindrical. The moulded top has a rebate for the low cylindrcal, flat-topped lid. Inscribed in capital letters "James Offen Great Chart Kent 1841" above two rows of a repeated starry device impressed with a crosss-cut stick and filled with white clay. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'JAMES OFFEN GREAT CHART KENT 1841' |
| Gallery label | Tobacco-jar
Probably Made in Chailey, Sussex, dated 1841
Inscription: "JAMES OFFEN GREAT CHART KENT 1841"
Lead-glazed earthenware with inlaid decoration
C.321-1931 Given by Mrs Celia Hemming(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Celia Hemming |
| Historical context | Great Chart is near Bethersden in Kent. |
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| Accession number | C.321&A-1931 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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