Pair of spitoons

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

Culture

Austrian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Patti Birch, 2007

Accession Number

2010.218.6, .7