What is this porcelain whatchamacallit?

What is this for? I can’t come up with anything.
Thanks guys!!

 

Size?

I'm thinking napkin holder along the lines of this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Po...090038?hash=item548b7714f6:g:ZzQAAOSwafNe9e-i

 

Approx 4.5”. It’s small.

 

Menu or place card holder.

 

I think both this and the eBay item are spoon holders, placed on the table at teatime.

 

So, too small at 4.5", unless you're using Demitasse spoons!! The one on ebay is 8"......which does sound more like napkin size....

 

Could it be a type of knife holder?

 

Maybe individual butter knives???

 

Looks like a toothpick holder to me...

~Cheryl

 

Ooh. Might well be, the indents let your paws in.

 

INH 'cracks' it again - look closely at the lower right of the picture #3. It says cracker.

 

I think it is too big for toothpicks. This is 4 1/2" & toothpicks are 2 5/8".

 

@DragonflyWink was correct in her thought that it was a toothpick holder. I found one shown by Kovel's that is similar & is listed a 4" by 2". Were Victorian toothpicks longer than our modern-day ones?

https://www.kovels.com/antique-coll...ink-Flowers--Leaves--2-x-4-In.--Illustrated--

 

As suggested, the 'napkin holder' in the link is a spoon holder, but the OP's item is a toothpick holder.

The overall length isn't really important, but the size of the opening should allow easy retrieval of the toothpick, which could vary in size (and still can)...


~Cheryl

 

Nice find......again !!!!

 

I would have never guessed it was a toothpick holder. I picked it up because the shape was so odd to me. Cool! You guys rock!
TYVM.