Spittoon
- Object Name:
- Spittoon
- Object ID:
- 1989.044
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Spittoon or cuspidor. Yellow earthenware with brown mottled glaze. Cylindrical body with band of round arch vertical ribs around the exterior. Flared neck and rounded rim. Inverted conical top with 1.4" opening in center. 1.4" diameter hole in side.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Yellow ware - Dimensions:
- H-3.4 Dia-7.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Used in Warner, NH, in medical office of Dr. Lloyd Cogswell (d. 1939) and in office of his son, Dr. Thomas G. Cogswell, in Warner and Concord, NH. Thomas practiced at 46 Pleasant Street in Concord, and kept the cuspidor there until he retired in 1987.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cogswell
- Subjects:
- Chewing tobacco
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