jQuery SVG-object tag load event

I have a page which dynamically adds SVGs to the page via jQuery:

grid.append($('<object>')
.load(function () {
    // do stuff
    alert('loaded')
})
.attr({
    id: 'tile',
    type: 'image/svg+xml',
    width: Math.round(tile_w),
    height: Math.round(tile_h),
    data: 'map/base.svg'
})
);

I need access to the SVG document (to "push" a variable into the svg script context) but the SVG has to be loaded for that. My problem is that I dont get the load event working. No alert is displayed.

How to do?

Edit: It seems like jQuery simply prevents to bind a "load" event to a non-image-or-document element, so I just use the "official" addEventListener() function (not supported by stupid IE, but this is no problem for me):

grid.append($('<embed>')
    .attr({
        id: 'tile' + i,
        type: 'image/svg+xml',
        width: Math.round(tile_w),
        height: Math.round(tile_h),
        src: 'map/base.svg'
     })
    .css({
        position: 'absolute',
        left: Math.round(p.x),
        top: Math.round(p.y)
    }).each(function (i){
        this.addEventListener ('load', function (e) {
            alert('loaded')
        })
    })
);