What-is-it question XXXVI.

Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:32 am

This silverplated piece was made by Reed & Barton, Taunton, Massachusetts, in the last quarter of the 19th century.
It's about 9 inches (22.9 cm) high.
These were not meant to hold flowers. What did they originally hold?

Pat.
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Doos · Post by **Doos** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:40 am

Can I buy a vowel?
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Post by **dognose** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:12 pm

Hi Pat,
A night light maybe?
Regards Trev.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:34 pm

Hello Trev.
It's not a night lite.

This might have been produced mostly in the U.S.A., not sure.

Pat.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:19 pm

Here's a page of a c.1880 catalog with several of these kind of pieces.

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Post by **admin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:50 pm

Celery vase?
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Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:19 pm

Well done Tom.

These are all celery stands. First appeared in American catalogs in the 1860's. By the year 1900 very few were illustrated. Celery was then served more often in low oval or rectanglular dishes.

These are especially sought after by glass collectors.

Pat.
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