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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 28191, member: 106"].... And why does it have gold all over it?</p><p><br /></p><p>It is just under 2 3/4" tall, weighty for its size, with lots of great wear to it. It is actually slightly asymmetrical at the top - that's not just my camera angle making it appear so ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Found it weeks ago (under a dollar) and thought it would be nice to hold violets - when I can get to them before my husband mows them down. I gave up on trying to find out who made it (seems that just about everyone made some sort of D and B pattern) but while searching I saw some small vase-like items that were being called ladies cuspidors ... and they looked similar in shape to my little "vase". Ugh - is that what this really is? Also - it has gold paint-like stuff all over the outside surface (kind of like the dress clips that I'm asking about on the jewelry forum) ... do you think this gold was original?</p><p><br /></p><p>Side view:[ATTACH=full]6999[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>View from inside looking out (sort of):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]6998[/ATTACH] </p><p>Bottom of piece:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]7000[/ATTACH] </p><p>Thanks for any info ... I will still try to like it as much as I do now (thinking it's a vase) even if it turns out to have held spit at one time. - Kat[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 28191, member: 106"].... And why does it have gold all over it? It is just under 2 3/4" tall, weighty for its size, with lots of great wear to it. It is actually slightly asymmetrical at the top - that's not just my camera angle making it appear so ... Found it weeks ago (under a dollar) and thought it would be nice to hold violets - when I can get to them before my husband mows them down. I gave up on trying to find out who made it (seems that just about everyone made some sort of D and B pattern) but while searching I saw some small vase-like items that were being called ladies cuspidors ... and they looked similar in shape to my little "vase". Ugh - is that what this really is? Also - it has gold paint-like stuff all over the outside surface (kind of like the dress clips that I'm asking about on the jewelry forum) ... do you think this gold was original? Side view:[ATTACH=full]6999[/ATTACH] View from inside looking out (sort of): [ATTACH=full]6998[/ATTACH] Bottom of piece: [ATTACH=full]7000[/ATTACH] Thanks for any info ... I will still try to like it as much as I do now (thinking it's a vase) even if it turns out to have held spit at one time. - Kat[/QUOTE]
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