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What-is-it question XXXVI.
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:32 am
by 2209patrick
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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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:40 am
by Doos
Can I buy a vowel?
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:12 pm
by dognose
Hi Pat,
A night light maybe?
Regards Trev.
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:34 pm
by 2209patrick
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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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:19 pm
by 2209patrick
Here's a page of a c.1880 catalog with several of these kind of pieces.
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:50 pm
by admin
Celery vase?
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:19 pm
by 2209patrick
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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