Tobacco Bags

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Tobacco Bags

Entry/Object ID

1959.63.13a-c

Description

Three cotton bags of tobacco. Each bag closes with a drawstring and has a paper label that reads, "WHALE SMOKING TOBACCO" with a picture of a whale cresting out of the water.

Context

Likely owned in East Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.63

Source or Donor

Wilkinson, Madeleine (1910-1990)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pouch, Tobacco

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Depth

3-3/4 in

Material

Cotton, Paper

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

East Calais

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America