SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Pair of spitoons

Pair of spitoons, ca. 1830, Elm veneered on coniferous wood; poplar; ebonized wood base; 1 base with 2 pieces of oak with eb…
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Elm veneered on coniferous wood; poplar; ebonized wood base; 1 base with 2 pieces of oak with ebonized surface
Dimensions
Overall (.6, confirmed): 18 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 8 5/8 in. (46.4 × 22.2 × 21.9 cm); Overall (.7, confirmed): 18 × 8 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (45.7 × 22.2 × 22.2 cm); Diameter (each, confirmed): 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Culture
Austrian
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
2010.218.6, .7
Credit line
Bequest of Patti Birch, 2007
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