Tobacco Stand
Tobacco Stand
- Description
- Teodoro Vidal acquired this smart-looking smoking stand near Mayagüez, on the western shore of the island. It was made from local wood at the turn of the 20th century and has three separate containers, possibly for matches, cigarettes, and snuff, as well as space for an ash tray.
- Description (Spanish)
- Teodoro Vidal adquirió esta elegante mesita de tabaco cerca de Mayagüez, en la costa oeste de la isla. Fue fabricado a fines del siglo XX con madera nativa y tiene tres compartimientos, posiblemente para cerillas, cigarrillos y tabaco, junto con un espacio para cenicero.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- late 19th-early 20th century
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 81 cm x 36.8 cm x 22.3 cm; 31 7/8 in x 14 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.1145
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.1145
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- subject
- Daily Life
- Puerto Rico
- Smoking
- Household Tools and Equipment
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- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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