https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15583/fullHand-held Spittoonlate 17th-early 18th Century[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@981a]Tin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)While spittoons, or cuspidors, were among the objects found in a dentist’s office, they also belonged to the material culture of tobacco. By the mid-18th century, tobacco had reached a level of mass consumption in France, and was most commonly consumed by snuff taking and smoking. Porcelain snuffboxes were collected and offered as gifts. At the lower end of the market, the spittoon, which was used to spit in, was an essential accompaniment of the pipe smoker.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@3ebhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/5725/rdf