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These two earthenware relief-moulded plaques were probably made by the Grosvenor Pottery in Glasgow around 1840.

The left plaque depicts a man smoking a clay pipe while the right plaque is of a woman taking snuff.

Tobacco reached Scotland from America in the early 17th century and smoking soon became popular. Tobacco was smoked in clay pipes, which were cheap and disposable. It was not until the mid 18th century that snuff-taking became more popular than smoking.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-008-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1993.18
• Date: Around 1840
  c. 1840
  c. 1840
  
• Material: Earthenware, overglaze painted crudely in black, brown and purple; circular
  Earthenware, overglaze painted in black, brown and purple; circular
  Plaque
  Plaque
  
• Dimensions: 35 mm H x 121 mm D
  
• What: Plaque
  Plaque
  
• Subject:
• Who: Grosvenor Pottery ?, Glasgow (Maker)
  Grosvenor Pottery ?, Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Circular, earthenware plaque crudely overglaze painted and with relief moulded central figures of an old woman and man, probably made by the Grosvenor Pottery, Glasgow, c. 1840
  Circular, earthenware plaque crudely overglaze painted and with relief moulded central figures of an old woman and man, probably made by the Grosvenor Pottery, Glasgow, c. 1840
  
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