GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Used to store pipe tobacco, this Dutch earthenware tobacco jar features an Indian, tobacco plant, and ship, indicating European interest in the exotic qualities of Colonial America. Although not accurate representations, the scenes on this jar depict images of Native Americans engaged in the tobacco trade. As they readily associated Asian figures with tea and other goods, Europeans found the image of the Native American a recognizable symbol of the colonies and its exports such as tobacco.
Adapted from
- DMA pamphlet, "The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection of American Decorative Arts," Bybee artist file in the DMA's Mayer Library.
- Label copy, n.d.
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Until 1992: Collection of Faith P. Bybee, Houston Texas [1]
From 1992: Collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, gift of Faith P. Bybee
[1] From 1986-1992 this object was on long-term loan to the DMA, according to a document entitled "Bybee Loan of English and Dutch Ceramics, August 8, 1986" found in the Collections Records Object File (1992.B.212)
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General Description
Used to store pipe tobacco, this Dutch earthenware tobacco jar features an Indian, tobacco plant, and ship, indicating European interest in the exotic qualities of Colonial America. Although not accurate representations, the scenes on this jar depict images of Native Americans engaged in the tobacco trade. As they readily associated Asian figures with tea and other goods, Europeans found the image of the Native American a recognizable symbol of the colonies and its exports such as tobacco.
Adapted from
- DMA pamphlet, "The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection of American Decorative Arts," Bybee artist file in the DMA's Mayer Library.
- Label copy, n.d.
Fun Facts
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Notes
- changed provenance to comply with Guidelines and Procedures for Provenance display
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1992: Collection of Faith P. Bybee, Houston Texas [1]
From 1992: Collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, gift of Faith P. Bybee
[1] From 1986-1992 this object was on long-term loan to the DMA, according to a document entitled "Bybee Loan of English and Dutch Ceramics, August 8, 1986" found in the Collections Records Object File (1992.B.212)
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