Oval white ceramic boat shaped invalid feeder; with raised rounded covered opening attached to spout; hand painted pink flowers with brown and grey leaves on top of covering and gold trim around the whole top of body; semi-circular flat small handle; spout opening and handle is part of body; glaze…
Oval white ceramic boat shaped invalid feeder; with raised rounded covered opening attached to spout; hand painted pink flowers with brown and grey leaves on top of covering and gold trim around the whole top of body; semi-circular flat small handle; spout opening and handle is part of body; glazed base.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1880
1920
circa 1880-1920
Material
ceramic: white
ink: pink, brown, grey, gold
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-4 Box #1
Length
15.0 cm
Width
6.7 cm
Height
5.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Gold trim is faded, shows wear on the bottom, black dots around the inside
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Documents
Book
eBook
Internet
Reference Comments
Allison, Eileen Michael. Ceramic Invalid Feeders, Pap Boats, and Baby Bottles of the 19th & Twentieth Century. Canada: E. M. Allison, 1997.
Donor file
Research Facts
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and sister Alice Roeder, a retired nurse. The collection consists of various eras and types of invalid / infant feeders, infant milk bottles, medicine spoons, urinals and reference material.
Invalid feeders’ also known as sick cups are designed to provide liquid or semi solid nourishment in time of illness or incapacity. There are many different shapes for invalid feeders. Some of the shapes are defined as infant or invalid feeders, however it seems that each manufacture used both terms interchangeably depending on the market they are targeting.