https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15583/fullHand-held Spittoonlate 17th-early 18th CenturyClérissy Manufactory, Saint-Jean-du Désert, MarseilleOverall: 3.8 × 16.5 cm (1 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)The Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.Origin: Marseille, FranceG14.4.30While 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.French Faïence14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsFrench Earthenware - Faïence1821005725French18th Century