Spittoon
17th century (made)
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Spittoons were made all over India, for urban and rural customers. Indian metalwork has been very little studied, and it is not possible to establish where exactly in the subcontinent it was made, but the dark patination is typical of 17th century metalwork of the Deccan.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cast bronze |
| Brief description | Spittoon, cast bronze, Deccan, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Cast Bronze |
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| Object history | Bought from Robert Aldemrman. 86/2290 |
| Summary | Spittoons were made all over India, for urban and rural customers. Indian metalwork has been very little studied, and it is not possible to establish where exactly in the subcontinent it was made, but the dark patination is typical of 17th century metalwork of the Deccan. |
| Bibliographic reference | The Indian Heritage, 1982, cat. 500 |
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| Accession number | IS.10-1987 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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