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Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905

Shriner majolica tobacco jar produced by Sarreguemines of Lorraine, France, circa 1905, model number 3446. A Shriner is a member of the Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), an American Masonic society established in 1870. Shriners International describes itself as a fraternity based on fun, fellowship, and the Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief, and truth. There are about 200 temples across North America, South America, Europe and Southeast Asia. The organization founded the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Note the Shriner's fez hat serves as the tobacco jar's lid.

Maker:

Sarreguemines

France

1900-1915

Model #:

3446

Derivative

tobacco jar

Size:

large

Height:

6 1/4"

Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905
Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905
Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905
Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905
Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905
Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905
Shriner tobacco jar - Sarreguemines circa 1905
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