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Wardle English Majolica Glazed Hand Holding Corn Spill or Posy Vase
About the Item
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.
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.
7 inches High x 2.5 inches in Diameter.
Light wear to the upper rim as expected. A glazed over divot on the rim, in the making.
- Dimensions:Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Diameter: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
- Style:Aesthetic Movement (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Earthenware,Glazed
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1860
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Light wear to the upper rim as expected. A glazed over divot on the rim, in the making.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU175828951073
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