Tobacco jar, Scotland, 1790-1810
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1790-1810
Tobacco jar, Scotland, 1790-1810 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1790-1810. The museum's brief description reads: Tobacco jar, Scottish, 1790-1810.
Museum description: Tobacco jar formed of staves of rosewood, mahogany and pearwood and bound with metal bands. The lid is turned with a small finial above. Lined with leather. The museum record gives material recorded as rosewood, mahogany, pearwood, leather, metal; measurements Height 16.5 cm; Diameter 13.3 cm; place associated: Scotland. 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
- rosewood, mahogany, pearwood, leather, metal
- Dimensions
- Height 16.5 cm; Diameter 13.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Scotland
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco jar
- Museum object number
- W.103-1962
- Museum system number
- O321815
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.