Details
- Dimensions
- 2.5ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 7ʺH
- Styles
- English
- Brand
- Majolica
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Earthenware
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- Light wear to the upper rim as expected. A glazed over divot on the rim, in the making. Light wear to the upper rim as expected. A glazed over divot on the rim, in the making. less
- Description
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A Majolica glazed spill vase from the Staffordshire pottery region of England, attributed to Wardle & Co. circa 1860.
The … more A Majolica glazed spill vase from the Staffordshire pottery region of England, attributed to Wardle & Co. circa 1860.
The vase is molded as a woman’s hand holding an upright ear of corn in a green husk with a pink interior. The base is formed as a lace cuff.
7 inches high x 2.5 inches in diameter.
Hand vases were popular during the Victorian era for holding posies or spills. Spill vases have a cylindrical holder for containing splints or rolled paper tapers called spills, used for transferring flame to light a candle or a pipe from a hearth fire.
Light wear to the upper rim as expected. A glazed over divot on the rim, in the making. less
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