Tobacco Jar (one from a set of six)

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Tobacco Jar (one from a set of six)

c. 1750-1775

Made by De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells), Delft (1670–1841)

This jar was probably made for a well-to-do tobacconist. The decoration depicts a harbor scene with a Native American selling tobacco to a Dutch trader.

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Object Details

Title:

Tobacco Jar (one from a set of six)

Date:

c. 1750-1775

Artist:

Made by De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells), Delft (1670–1841)

Medium:

Tin-glazed earthenware with blue decoration

Dimensions:

13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (34.9 x 24.8 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Bequest of Emmeline Reed Bedell for the Bradbury Bedell Memorial Collection, 1921

Accession Number:

1921-3-187,a

Geography:

Made in Delft, Netherlands, Europe

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