Celery Vase

Celery vases were popular from the 1830s to the early 1900s. Celery was a luxury food in the Victorian era, and celery vases were a symbol of wealth. Native to the Mediterranean, wild celery was used as a food flavoring and medicine in ancient times. Celery was first cultivated as a food in 17th century France and considered a delicacy and status symbol by Victorians because of the expense of importing it from the Mediterranean. Celery vases were often given as wedding gifts and engraved with the couple's names. 

This beautifully produced reproduction Victorian Celery Vase was handcrafted in Sandwich, MA by McDermott Glass Studio. 

Measures approximately 5" wide at rim by 14" tall