1820-1850s Cobalt Spill Holder/Vase NR

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Early blue glass spill vase used to hold spills for lighting the household lamps.Applied foot and rough pontil, no chips or cracks. Not a common piece. May be English could just as easily be American there's no way to tell. Pictures don`t do the cobalt glass justice! In the 19th century some believed that blue glass had healing and calming effects.Spill- ( In very basic terms, a spill holder or “Spill” is a vase or other vessel used before the widespread availability of friction matches to hold the device which transferred a flame. We take matches for granted today, but that was not the case in 1850. Matches first surfaced in England in the 1820s but they were too few and too expensive for common usage & they were only available to a few in the US. There were match manufacturers in Massachusetts and Philadelphia prior to 1860 but if they were used in the mainstream it was purely regional.) EARLY AMERICAN SOUTH JERSEY BLOWN GLASS for more information take a look at the “ME” page terms, please read! Auction winner to pay all shipping and handling fees. Payment must be received within 3 days of the end of the auction or we reserve the right to void the sale and negative feedback will be left. Insurance is always available at extra cost, if not insured I will not be liable for any damage that occurs during shipping. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS read more

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