Pair of Tobacco Jars
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Pair of Tobacco Jars
Place of OriginThe Netherlands, Delft
Datelate 18th century
Dimensions10 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (26 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)
Mediumfaience
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineGift of Florence Scott Libbey
Object number
1912.104A-B
Not on View
DescriptionTin glaze. Blue painted decoration. Brass top.
Label TextThe tobacco plant was native to the Americas, where it was used by Indigenous peoples in religious ceremonies, as medicine, and for trade. With the arrival of Europeans on the continent, its use spread quickly throughout Europe and the rest of the world through the reach of colonialism. When Europeans imported domesticated varieties, tobacco became a lucrative early crop in British America, producing extraordinary wealth through enslaved labor. Tobacco jars often depicted images alluding to the crop’s origin and typically included racial stereotyping of Native Americans—a practice that continues in commercial tobacco marketing to the present day. The label beneath the image indicates the type or grade of tobacco.late 18th century
18th century
early 18th century
about 1721-1759
mid to late 18th century
possibly 1721-1759
late 18th century
early 18th century
early 18th century
17th-18th Century with modern replacements
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