Spittoon
MediumBrass
Dimensions14.8 cm high, 15 cm in diameter
ClassificationsHousehold Accessory
Catalog number79.32.58
Description2 parts: A) detachable in diameter lip that slopes to inside of spittoon; B) spitton proper"This brass spittoon is given to the T.H.M. as an additional item of interest to the Old Roll Top Desk which I gave to the Society some years ago. The Spittoon served as a decorative item, only inasmuch as my father-in-law Joseph Birchett was a strict nontobacco man and would not permit the container to be put into use alongside his desk as used in the Tempe 'Birchett and Sons' grocery store." Quote from label added by Olivia Birchett.
Status
Not on view
circa 1890
