Tobacco Box and Lid
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1890-1910
This tobacco box and lid was manufactured in Leeds, Yorkshire, between circa 1890 and 1910. Made of lead-glazed earthenware, the container stands 13 cm in height. It is fashioned in an off-white earthenware body with applied loop handles on either side and a domed cover topped with a modelled floral finial.
The exterior of the box features relief-moulded decoration, including oval medallions, armorial-style shields, swags, and foliate borders, bounded at the margins by beaded and fluted decorative bands. The vessel is marked with 'LEEDS POTTERY', impressed twice into the clay.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The tobacco box and lid entered the collection through the Mrs M.B. Sargeant Bequest.
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 box and lid
- Museum object number
- CIRC.450&A-1967
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.