A Dutch Colonial Silver Spittoon

Indonesia, perhaps Batavia, circa 18th Century

14 cm., 5 3/8 in. height; 12.5 cm., 5 in. diameter

Both the squat circular body and splayed conical neck vertically ribbed, divided by a riveted collar with flanged projections and dentate border

Provenance

Dutch private collection

For other Dutch Colonial spittoons, in the collection of the Gemeeten Museum, The Hague, see S.M. Voskuil-Groeneween, V.O.C.-Zilver: Zilver uit de periode van de Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, The Hague, 1983, pp.44-6, no.16, 16a & 17.