Description:
English creamware circular cup-shaped spittoon, cuspidor, or spit pot with a wide, flat rim, two attached rib molded handles with flower and leaf terminals, and a curved foot rim at the base. Tobacco can be consumed in one of three ways: smoking, snuffing, or chewing - and a spittoon is a crucial accessory for those who chew tobacco. Spittoons come in two basic shapes, round and hexagonal, both of which usually include a wide rim to increase the chance of hitting the target. In Europe, chewing tobacco conflicted with genteel concepts of cleanliness, refinement, and respectability; in America, class distinctions regarding the different uses of tobacco were far less rigid. President John Adams enjoyed using tobacco in all three forms. Spittoons were also used for medical purposes - to examine the sputa of a sick patient.
Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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