Cream oval pap earthenware boat with ribbed curvy edge to cover; spout resembles a duck head, and handle resembles ruffled tail feathers; spout opening is part of the body; handle is located at the rear; glazed bottom.
Cream oval pap earthenware boat with ribbed curvy edge to cover; spout resembles a duck head, and handle resembles ruffled tail feathers; spout opening is part of the body; handle is located at the rear; glazed bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1860
1900
circa 1860-1900
Material
ceramic: cream
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-4 Box #1
Length
15.0 cm
Width
8.4 cm
Height
5.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Shows wear and stain on base, lots of crazing and cracks in the glaze.
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.