Tobacco Jar

Name/Title

Tobacco Jar

Entry/Object ID

1960.1.55

Description

Tobacco jar in the shape of a seated man with mottled brown glaze. The man is wearing eighteenth-century-style clothing. He is holding a pitcher in his right hand, propped on his raised right thigh, and he is holding a cup in the other hand, propped on his lowers left knee. The lid, presumably in the shape of a hat, is missing.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Humidor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Cigar

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Containers for Smoking & Tobacco

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

4 in

Material

Ceramic