Tobacco Jar
maker
Leeds Pottery
(Leeds, England, active 1770 - 1881)
Dateabout 1780-1790
Place MadeLeeds, West Yorkshire, England, Europe
MediumCreamware (lead-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions11.5 x 14 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18e21.a-c
eMuseum ID717323
Previous NumberC18e21
EmbARK ObjectID13280
TMS Source ID2266
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 144. (as Leeds Pottery, dated 1780-1790)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 46 (12 Jul. 1964), p. 2.
"Mr. Slee's Book of Creamware Designs: A Reproduction of a Catalogue of Creamware Manufactured by the Senior Family." Leeds Art Calendar (1985), p. 24, no. 518.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 46 (12 Jul. 1964), p. 2.
"Mr. Slee's Book of Creamware Designs: A Reproduction of a Catalogue of Creamware Manufactured by the Senior Family." Leeds Art Calendar (1985), p. 24, no. 518.
MarksNotesImpressed (bottom): LEEDS POTTERY [manufacturer's mark]
ProvenanceNotesProbably in the collection of the British estate agent Edwin Moses Kidd (1826-1904?) until November 1903.
Gift from Mrs. Bryce Allan (Anna Palfrey, 1869-1942) to Isabella Stewart Gardner by 1919.
Gift from Mrs. Bryce Allan (Anna Palfrey, 1869-1942) to Isabella Stewart Gardner by 1919.
