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Spittoon (Cuspidor)
1770-1790
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Leeds; Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1985.0092
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1985.0092
Object Name
Spittoon (Cuspidor)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Leeds; Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1790
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Extruded
Dimensions (inches)
3.7 (H) x 5.3 (L) x 4.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.3 (H) x 13.5 (L) x 12.3 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2005 British Earthenware and Porcelain in Eighteenth Century America, in Gray, Jonathan. 2005. Welsh Ceramics in Context. 2. 71-91.
• Discussion of blue and white pearlware in early America: p. 82, no. 4.14.