Tobacco jar, Cardew, Michael, 1929
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1929
Tobacco jar, Cardew, Michael, 1929 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1929. The museum's brief description reads: Earthenware tobacco jar, Michael Cardew, 1929..
Museum description: Cylindrical jar with domed lid, painted with the word 'TOBACCO' under an amber glaze. The museum record gives material recorded as Earthenware; measurements Depth 12.00 cm; Height 17.50 cm; maker recorded: Cardew, Michael. 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
- Earthenware
- Dimensions
- Depth 12.00 cm; Height 17.50 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Earthenware, slip painted decoration under an amber glaze
- Maker recorded
- Cardew, Michael
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'WP' in monogram, impressed
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco jar
- Museum object number
- C.424&A-1934
- Museum system number
- O19186
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.