White cup shaped ceramic invalid feeder with white base 'moustache' edge; red cross on top; gold banding along the top, spout, and handle; spout attached on the lower half of the body and curves upwards like a teapot; spout is at ninety degrees from the handle pointing ahead; spout opening is part …
White cup shaped ceramic invalid feeder with white base 'moustache' edge; red cross on top; gold banding along the top, spout, and handle; spout attached on the lower half of the body and curves upwards like a teapot; spout is at ninety degrees from the handle pointing ahead; spout opening is part of the body; glazed bottom; no manufacturing marks.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by donor's brother in Montreal; believed to be from the Estate of Dr. Keith Suddaby from Kingston, Ontario, a practicing paediatricion from 1944-1950s.
Dates
1944
1955
circa 1940-1950s
Material
ceramic: white
ink: gold, red
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-4
Length
15.1
Width
12.9
Height
6.9
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Gold trim is faded, shows wear on the bottom
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.
Campbell, Gordon. The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006. 2006. Accessed August 18, 2016. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195189483.001.0001/acref-9780195189483
Donor file
Research Facts
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.