Hand-painted Royal Worcester porcelain spill vase by John Smith
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- Spill Vase - Popular in Victorian times, a spill vase was a vessel for holding thin slips of wood or spills of paper with which to light a candle or pipe from a fire. For ease of access to the fire, they usually sat on the mantlepiece or had a hole in the back, so they could be hung from a wall. Their use declined with the with the evolution of heating through use of electricity and the use of safety matches in the late 19th century.
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Royal Worcester (England), item types
- other 3,388
- vases, other 1,161
- Smith, John (England) - Royal Worcester artists 13
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