Pair of spitoons
Object type: Spitoons
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Austrian
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)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Bequest of Patti Birch, 2007
Accession year: 2010