Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spittoon (15)
Object Number:
1947.544a-o
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware spittoon; squat body with flared lip and handle; buff-bodied with clear lead glaze and brown slip lines.
Gallery Label:
This spittoon was found in 1910 by Reginald P. Bolton and others at 181st Street and Broadway in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
