Snuff Jar

Name/Title

Snuff Jar

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1306a-b

Description

Red ceramic snuff jar with round lid. The lid has a raised, round post in the center as a handle. The glaze was heavily applied, leaving drips.

Context

Made in Middlebury, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Middlebury

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jar, Snuff

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Containers for Smoking & Tobacco

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-3/4 in

Diameter

3 in

Dimension Description

Lid

Height

3-5/8 in

Diameter

3-1/4 in

Material

Ceramic