Featured Is This A Spittoon? Beehive/Shield Mark

Hi,
Does this look like a spittoon? It is 5" x 6 3/4", has the beehive/shield mark on the bottom, no other marks. There are 4 little flowers, 1 on each corner, don't know if that would be considered a mark.
Any thoughts appreciated.
thanks for looking

 

looks too pretty to spit in.....

 

That's just what it looks like, but as Komo said.....it DOES look too pretty to spit in!!!!!

 

It's quite impressive for a spittoon. To receive the most high spit of his royal spittiness.

 

The mouth looks relatively narrow. Would require some very accurate spitting, I think.

 

It is beautiful, love the colour combination.

Not really wishing to be disgusting, just a technical observation: It would slide down the sides into the centre.

Feeling a bit queasy now.

 

It is actually much smaller overall than any spittoon I have ever seen, so maybe we could start looking at it as a vase?

 

I was thinking a ladies table-top model.... But it is small, and vase is so much nicer.
So vase it is. Feeling much better now.

 

The shape could be based on a money pouch?

 

Why is there a raised lip on one side??

 

Looks like all four sides to me.

 

Looks like maybe it is a squat shaped vase.

 

thank for that description AJ, lol.

This would have been for a lady, from what I see the size is okay
It is a pretty thing, but now that I have spittoon in my head that is all I see when I look at it.

it is the same on all four sides

 

Hi,
Looks like a sitting room spittoon. A hand held one is smaller. Ladies chewing tobacco was a very common thing. Also there was a great deal of TB back then.
greg

 

Thanks a bunch for that info.

 

This may sound harsh, but there are some things you need to hear.

 

Has anybody seen a manufactures catalog or ad for a ladies spittoon or a retailers ad for one? I suspect the name is first cousin to a buttermilk goblet ie a creative name for an antique dealer to sell goods that were not moving.