White oval ceramic pap boat shaped invalid feeder hand painted floral design in pink band with brown and red over it on upper section with gilt trim along opening, edge of handle, base edge, under pink band and spout; open handle with two raised bumps on back with spout pointing straight ahead; wit…
White oval ceramic pap boat shaped invalid feeder hand painted floral design in pink band with brown and red over it on upper section with gilt trim along opening, edge of handle, base edge, under pink band and spout; open handle with two raised bumps on back with spout pointing straight ahead; without manufacturers marks; spout opening is part of body; un glazed base.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Maryanne Szuck and Alice Roeder.
Dates
1890
1930
circa 1890-1930
Date Remarks
Research
Material
ceramic: white
paint: pink, brown, blue, red
ink: gold
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-3 Box #1
Length
15.8 cm
Width
6.6 cm
Height
5.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Gilding worn in all areas; handle with repaired break on right side
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
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 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. The boat shaped, which looks very similar to a gravy boat, originally evolved from the pap boat shape. It has a straight spout, main opening in the top, and an open handle in the back. This is also known as an infant feeder prior to the development of baby milk bottles. Manufacturers would market this item as both invalid and infant feeders depending on the market they are targeting.