Copper tobacco jar

Copper tobacco jar, cylindrical body with lid

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Copper tobacco jar, cylindrical body with lid
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Copper tobacco jar, cylindrical body with lid, showing classical pastoral scenes, zinc or tin lining, made in England, 1850-1900

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Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A69584
Materials:
copper, inlier, zinc, ? material and inlier, tin, ? material
Measurements:
overall: height 245 mm
base: diameter 139 mm
rim, internal: diameter 95 mm
rim, external: diameter 122 mm
type:
tobacco jars
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)