Tobacco jar — Pot à tabac, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, ca. 1748-ca. 1751
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1748-ca. 1751
Tobacco jar — Pot à tabac, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, ca. 1748-ca. 1751 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1748-ca. 1751. The museum's brief description reads: Porcelain straight sided cylindrical tobacco jar, painted with a floral pattern, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, about 1748-1751.
Museum description: Porcelain straight sided cylindrical tobacco jar, painted with a floral pattern on a white ground. Lacking lid. The museum record gives material recorded as soft paste porcelain; measurements Height 14.9 cm; Diameter 9.9 cm; place associated: France. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- soft paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- Height 14.9 cm; Diameter 9.9 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
- Place recorded
- France
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Interlaced 'L's enclosing one dot; '3' (?)
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco jar
- Museum object number
- C.299-1927
- Museum system number
- O100168
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.