Pot à tabac
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1766
This tobacco jar and cover, titled 'Pot à tabac', was manufactured by the Sèvres porcelain factory in France in 1766. The vessel is designed as a straight-sided cylindrical container fitted with a matching cover that features a rounded knop.
Formed from soft-paste porcelain, the jar is glazed, painted in enamels, and decorated with gilding. The exterior displays polychrome floral decoration across a white ground, complemented by gilt accents on the borders and knop. Recorded maker's marks include interlaced 'L's enclosing the date letter 'n' executed in blue enamel, along with an asterisk mark (*). The object has an overall height of 11.8 cm, a diameter of 9.5 cm, and a maximum width of 10.9 cm.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The tobacco jar was acquired from the Bandinel Collection.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
- Dimensions
- Height: 11.8 cm; Diameter: 9.5 cm; Width (maximum): 10.9 cm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Maker's mark, in blue enamel with date letter ('n'); Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: Interlaced 'L's enclosing an 'n.'; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: A8728; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Research required; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: *; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: A8728; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Sèvres porcelain factory
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Pot à tabac
- Museum object number
- 3436&A-1853
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.