Antique Georgian Lady-head Lead Tobacco Box kapok Never heat an empty vessel

Never heat an empty vessel

Ambatalia nudges us towards considering how our daily choices impact the world we live in from the companies we buy our goods from to how we carry out everyday tasks like eating packed lunch to buying and transporting food

Standard size: 94 cm x 190 cm

Size: approximately 290 cm × 180 cm (excluding tassels)

Antique Georgian Lady-head Lead Tobacco Box kapok Never heat an empty vesselA delightfully whimsical early 19th century Georgian octagonal lead table tobacco box with a ladys head handle and original paint remnants. Large boxes such as this were sometimes referred to as Community boxes, as they were often shared at gatherings. They feature a secondary internal lid that served as a press to keep the tobacco compressed and moist. Today, a beautifully crafted object full of history like this one could serve as a unique storage