Spill Vase
Early 19th century
Physical Qualities
Yellow-glazed earthenware with hand-painted and stenciled silver lustre, 4 11/16 x 4 3/16 in. (11.9 x 10.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore
Object Number
2009.84
Before matches became common, "spills" - twists of paper or wood slivers used to light fires - were kept on the mantle in vases like this one.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2009; Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore
Inscribed: Label, bottom: 547
Markings: Bottom: 389119
