Tobacco Jar thumbnail 1

Tobacco Jar

ca. 1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tobacco jar and cover, in the form of a man's bust supposed to be of George III, white earthenware with yellowish glaze stained brown, grey and deep yellow.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Tobacco jar and cover, lead-glazed earthenware, Staffordshire, ca. 1780-1800
Physical description
Tobacco jar and cover, in the form of a man's bust supposed to be of George III, white earthenware with yellowish glaze stained brown, grey and deep yellow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Tobacco jar
Made in Staffordshire, about 1780-1800
Lead-glazed earthenware

C.70-1938 Wallace Elliot Bequest
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot
Object history
London, Stoner & Evans, 1929. From the G.M. Bles Collection.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of a collection of pictures, furniture and other objects of art : Burlington Fine Arts Club, winter 1930/1931, London : Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1930 80
Collection
Accession number
C.70&A-1938

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest