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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Spittoon
Object ID
G.01.56.1
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Spittoon
Description
Yellow earthenware lobe-paneled spittoon decorated with streaked and spattered dark brown manganese under a clear lead glaze. Oval drain hole on side. Underside has impressed maker's name in block letters: "Eagle/ Porcelain Works / Lancaster City, PA / Henry Gast, S.Q. St. "
South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1913
Creator
Gast, Henry
Made By
Eagle Porcelain Works
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 36
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Spittoon
Oither Names
Cuspidor
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
4
Diameter (in)
9
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-03-13
Condition Notes
Multiple hairline cracks, especially on underside. Expected strong wear on bottom.
Object ID
G.01.56.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.01.56
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Object ID
2014.004
Date Range
1969
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Description
Round metal tray. Painted pink tinned sheet iron. Floral motif stenciled in gold paint around outer edge. Additional embellishments in blue and green. Gold inscription on reverse:
stating the tray is a memento for the 40th anniversary (1969) of the marriage of Kathryn Abel Clark and Howard Edwin Clark. married May 4, 1929 with signatures on the reverse of those in attendance:
Date Range
1969
Creator
Anne Rich Risser
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Tray
Height (in)
1
Diameter (in)
19
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-04-08
Object ID
2014.004
Accession Number
2014.004
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Spitton
Object ID
1963.006
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Spitton
Description
Light tan earthenware sectional spittoon with darker "runny" slip or glaze finish. On bottom is impressed "Eagle Porcelain Works / Lancaster PA / Henry Gast S.Q. ST."
Year Range From
1829
Year Range To
1917
Creator
Gast, Henry
Made By
Eagle Porcelain Works
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 36
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
People
Gast, Henry
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Spittoon
Oither Names
Cuspidor
Material
Clay
Height (cm)
10.795
Height (ft)
0.3541666667
Height (in)
4.25
Diameter (cm)
23.495
Diameter (ft)
0.7708333333
Diameter (in)
9.25
Condition
Good
Object ID
1963.006
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
1963.006
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