Spittoon

Name/Title

Spittoon

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.52

Description

Ceramic spittoon with mottled brown glaze. The body of the spittoon is concave around the exterior, and the top slopes downward to a circular hole. One side has an oval drainage hole.

Use

Used as a receptacle to spit into. The side hole was for draining the spit.

Context

Made in Bennington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spittoon

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Spit

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

9-1/2 in

Material

Ceramic