Spittoon

Name/Title

Spittoon

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.1

Description

Ceramic spittoon

Use

Used for expectorating tobacco juices

Context

A common household item in middle and upper-class homes in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Collection

General Collection

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

Material

Ceramic

Location

Location

Exhibit Room

Mill Manager's Parlor Exhibit

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Exhibit

Date

May 3, 2023

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Exhibition

Mill Manager's House Exhibit

Create Date

May 3, 2023

Update Date

May 3, 2023