Spittoon
- Object Name:
- Spittoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.26
- Place of Origin:
- Bennington, VT
- Date:
- 1850-1858
- Description:
- Spittoon. Yellow earthenware with brown mottled glaze, ovoid body with band of vertical ribs around outside of body. Wide, round rim with radiating, pointed petals in a circle on the inside around a central hole and inside, incised bands. Triangular hole in side. "49" printed on rectangular label inside top.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Yellow ware - Dimensions:
- H-3.4 Dia-6.9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the James Cowan Sawyer Collection of household items, farm tools and equipment, and other items used in the Durham area. See accession folder 1977.055 for a description of how this extensive collection was amassed and re-distributed (however, there is not specific mention of the history of this cuspidor).
- Credit Line:
- James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
- People:
- Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)
- Subjects:
- Ceramics, Cuspidors, Earthenware, Spittoons
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