Indian Brass Spitoon

Plum-brown vase with a rolled rim like a collar on a very proper shirt.

This brass spittoon from India is from India, and dates to the early 20th century. The form is usually a wide, flaring mouth over a rounded body, a shape that is stable and easy to use and to clean. Slender vase with a flat, rolled lip around a funnel mouth, a ringed neck and a rounded belly. A stepped foot supports it, and the glossy brown surface shows soft reflections and faint horizontal lines. It is 6.5 inches high and 5.75 in diameter.

Well-mannered and a little shiny at the shoulders.