Loading
Smoking and chewing tobacco was common aboard the ironclad, given the amount of tobacco recovered from Cairo. Tobacco users on board used this standard army issue spittoon. This container has retained its tobacco scent even after having been underwater for over a century.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Spittoon
- Contributor: Vicksburg National Military Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/vick/LifeAboard/past_times/smokingDevices/VICK515_spittoon.html
- Source: Vicksburg National Military Park, U.S.S. Cairo Museum
- National Park Service Catalog Number: VICKC 515
- Measurements: L 23.4, W 24, H 12 cm
- Materials: Wood
- Date: c 1850s
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.