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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tobacco Jar and Cover

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tobacco jar and cover of earthenware with metallic glaze and applied decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tobacco Jar
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with metallic glaze and applied decoration
Brief description
Tobacco jar and cover, earthenware with metallic glaze and applied decoration, made by Henry Tooth & Co (Ltd), Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, ca. 1900
Physical description
Tobacco jar and cover of earthenware with metallic glaze and applied decoration.
Dimensions
  • With cover height: 15.6cm
  • Diameter: 13.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BRETBY' beneath a rising sun and 'ENGLAND' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • '1634' (Shape number impressed on base)
  • 'TOBACCO' (on side of jar)
  • 'NIKOTIANK' (on cover)
Gallery label
Tobacco jar made by Henry Tooth & Co (Ltd), Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, about 1900 Mark: 'Bretby England' and a rising sun '1634' impressed Earthenware with metallic glaze and applied decoration Circ.607&A-1966(23/05/2008)
Object history
Exhibited at the Arts Council Touring Show 'Art Nouveau in Britain'.
Production
Made at Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent.
Bibliographic reference
Pevsner, Nikolaus et al. Art Nouveau, London : Arts Council, 1965 no.91
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.607&A-1966

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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