Tobacco jar, Staffordshire, ca. 1780-1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1780-1800
Tobacco jar, Staffordshire, ca. 1780-1800 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1780-1800. The museum's brief description reads: Tobacco jar and cover, lead-glazed earthenware, Staffordshire, ca.
1780-1800. Museum description: Tobacco jar and cover, in the form of a man's bust supposed to be of George III, white earthenware with yellowish glaze stained brown, grey and deep yellow. The museum record gives material recorded as earthenware, lead glaze; measurements Height 19.1 cm; place associated: Staffordshire. 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, lead glaze
- Dimensions
- Height 19.1 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Lead-glazed earthenware
- Place recorded
- Staffordshire
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco jar
- Museum object number
- C.70&A-1938
- Museum system number
- O148847
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.