From the seventeenth century onwards, there was scarcely a household in Britain that did not possess some items of pewter: plates, bowls, tankards, spoons, candlesticks were just some of the everyday items made from pewter. This is an early 19th century pewter tobbaco tin, at this period a great majority of men, and some women, would smoke tobacco, so each household would have a receptacle to keep the tobacco in.
 
This is a cylindrical box with a lid to keep the tobacco fresh. This would be found in most households of the day, except the very poorest.
 
Condition is good with no splits or cracks.
 
Dimensions: 13cm x 9cm