File:Tobacco jar, England, 1801-1900 Wellcome L0057308.jpg

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Tobacco jar, England, 1801-1900
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Tobacco jar, England, 1801-1900
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Dried pipe tobacco leaves would have been stored inside this earthenware jar, which may have been used in a tobacconist’s or bought by a customer and used at home.

The jar is marked with the name of Bewlay, a tobacconist based at 49 Strand, London. They sold ‘smoking apparatus’ and have highlighted their social standing with a reference to the Duke of Sussex, one of their customers.

maker: Unknown maker

Place made: England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: tobacco jar; earthenware; Smoking

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  • Library reference: Science Museum A68291
  • Photo number: L0057308
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