Tobacco jar and cover
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1840
This object is a tobacco jar and cover designed and made by Jules-Claude Ziegler around 1840 in Voisinlieu, near Beauvais, France. The piece is crafted from moulded stoneware with a salt-glazed surface, measuring 14.6 cm in height and 14.6 cm in diameter. It is recorded as being unmarked.
The jar features a cylindrical body adorned with intricate moulded relief decoration divided into panels. These panels are framed by vertical zigzag borders and contain dense scrollwork and figurative motifs. The dark brown glazed vessel rests on a moulded base and is fitted with a matching flat cover topped with a central finial.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The tobacco jar was given to the museum by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Salt-glazed stoneware, moulded
- Dimensions
- Height: 14.6 cm; Diameter: 14.6 cm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
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- Maker recorded
- Ziegler, Jules-Claude
- Place recorded
- Voisinlieu
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
- Tobacco jar and cover
- Museum object number
- C.263&A-1918
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.