HOLY WATER holder ?

[mojjax]

I got this at a rummuge sale several years ago . Is it a Baptism thing ? Or a thing to keep evil spirits away? Or maybe something else ?

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

mojjax,

would go with the Holy Water.

have a good un.......
SHERMANVILLE

[crazyjarhead]

That's what it looks like. A thingy for holy water

[DD-777]

Sure is - growing up in a strict Italian Catholic (shhhhhh! ) house, my mother had one just inside the front door. Surprised we didn't have 'em in every room...

[DaChief]

It is a ceramic "wall pocket". They were very popular in the the 1930's and 40's. They were hung on the wall and actually used for rooting plants. That does appear to be the use for yours also. Looks like potting soil was there before.

Here is a link to a similar one on EBAY.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-OLD-ANTIQUE...ayphotohosting

Take Care,

Jim

[NGE]

Both......NGE

[trikikiwi]

In the name of the Father etc etc
Why on Earth would anyone want to propagate plants on their wall ?
Surely it's a Holy Water thingy
Mike

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Rooting plants?? isn't it a wee bit small for that!!!LOL

[DCMatt]

It is called a Holy Water Font.

DCMatt

[DD-777]

It is called a Holy Water Font.

DCMatt

That's EXACTLY what it is...

[cooltone23]

Think it's a Holy water font. Catholics hung 'em by the door in the early days, filled them with Holy water and gave themselves a blessing when leaving and entering the house. Also used near shrine or meditating area within the house. I know my Grandma had one.

[Michelle]

http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.co...p.axd/Category



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[DaChief]

I've got to get out more. What's a Catholic? Just kidding but we didn't have any in my part of Alabama when I was a boy. Had to join the Uncle Sam's Army to meet my first Catholic. Also my first Cajun and Polish alphabet name dude that I just called Z because his name had a hundred letters, Puerto Rican, guy from New York City who had never seen a live cow or eaten a "mater sammich", and so on and so on. In Alabama, its a Wall Pocket. Still a wall pocket either way but this one is for keeping the holy water and not plants.

For all you ney sayers here is a link to another WALL POCKET!!!! Also called a font. In the good ole south a wall pocket was for planting plants indoors but I can see the use for the water also.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php...ng_id=15563601

[bytheriver]

Catholic upbringing:

http://www.catholichomeandgarden.com...ater_fonts.htm

River

[aa battery]

Sure is - growing up in a strict Italian Catholic (shhhhhh! ) house, my mother had one just inside the front door. Surprised we didn't have 'em in every room...

yup we had 1 that size but now its a little bigger i been bad

[Michelle]

ALTHOUGH..........I have one with no religious aspects on it....it has flowers and a thermometer on it made of ceramic...I hear you can put an AIR FERN in it...(go figure) this requires NO SOIL NO WATER...so both are positive id's...just different uses...



Now is the coffee done?

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[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

WHY??