Tobacco jar, Conta and Boehme, Pössneck, ca. 1880-1890
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1880-1890
Tobacco jar, Conta and Boehme, Pössneck, ca. 1880-1890 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1880-1890. The museum's brief description reads: Porcelain tobacco box and lid formed as a naked boy riding on the back of a turtle, Conta and Boehme, Germany, ca.
1880-1890. Museum description: Porcelain tobacco box and lid in the form of a naked child riding on the back of a turtle. The museum record gives material recorded as porcelain; place associated: Pössneck. 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
- porcelain
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Porcelain with enamel decoration.
- Place recorded
- Pössneck
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco jar
- Museum object number
- C.97:1-2001
- Museum system number
- O65383
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.