Lacrymatory Glass Tear Vial Victorian Tear Jar Late 19th C. Twist Pattern

Lacrymatory Glass Tear Vial Victorian Tear Jar, circa Late 19th C.

Lacrymatory also spelled lachrymatory, are tear collectors used in funeral and love loss practices. The Victorians revived this ancient practice, the revival periods in the 1800’s let to many revival of many past practices brought on by the archeology craze in the 19th c. Many people will know of the Egyptian Revival of the 1920’s which was given a new popularity from the recently discovered tomb of Tutankhamun or King Tut.

The practice of collecting ones tears date back to the Greek and Roman age where tears would be collected and saved in a vessel and placed in the tomb of a recently departed person.

So these late 1800’s, Victorian era glass jars took up the practice of Lacrymatory.
Many of this era are glass, cut and decorated.

This Tear Vial, Lacrymatory vial is smaller than the others that I have posted and a bit different. This two part mold twist vial is smaller but the same style gold paint decorations is applied on the top edge of the twist. Please see the images provided for details.


Size: 3 1/2 inches tall
Condition: Fine, some wear to the gold paint. No visible chips or breaks, some wear to the gold paint in areas. Please see images for a visual description.

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