Delft tobacco jar ‘tabakspot’

Delft, ca. 1740

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Origin:
Delft
Date:
ca. 1740
Dimensions:
20.5 x 12 x 12 cm.

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A very typical Dutch object is the tobacco jar, known as “tabakspot”. There are no examples in Asian export porcelain, and they were not made and used outside the Dutch provinces – although very much so in the case of the Dutch themselves. There are tobacco jars in Delft ceramic and in tin, but the most luxurious examples were made in silver. This Delft tobacco jar was made after a silver model.

Provenance: Van Heefte / Aronson 2003

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