Ivory cuspidor or spittoon

Made:
1601-1700 in India
Ivory spittoon (cuspidor) Ivory spittoon (cuspidor)

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Ivory spittoon (cuspidor)
Science Museum Group Collection
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Ivory spittoon (cuspidor)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ivory spittoon (cuspidor), decorated with depictions of four Mogul emperors (Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb) and their wives, in velvet covered wooden case with silk lining, Indian, 17th century

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642905
Materials:
ivory, velvet and silk
type:
spittoons
credit:
Arts Palace

Parts

Spittoon or cuspidor with depictions of Mogul emperors and wives

Spittoon or cuspidor with depictions of Mogul emperors and wives

Ivory spittoon (cuspidor), decorated with depictions of four Mogul emperors (Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb) and their wives, Indian, 1601-1700.

Measurements:
overall: 123 mm 78 mm, .21kg
Materials:
ivory , velvet and silk
Object Number:
A642905/1
type:
spittoon