Object Details
- 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
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- late 19th-early 20th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.1145
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.1145
- Object Name
- tobacco stand
- 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
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Title (Spanish)
- Mesita de Tabaco
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Daily Life
- Smoking
- Household Tools and Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_602515
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-23c5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
