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Tobacco Jar

1841 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tobacco Jar
  • Cover for a Tobacco Jar
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.0cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
taken from Register
Marks and inscriptions
'JAMES OFFEN GREAT CHART KENT 1841'
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
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
Credit line
Given by Mrs Celia Hemming
Historical context
Great Chart is near Bethersden in Kent.
Collection
Accession number
C.321&A-1931

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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