Invalid and Infant Feeders
Object ID Number:
EH102159
Object Name:
Invalid Feeder
Type:
Pap Boat
Manufactured from:
1875
Manufactured to:
1930
Description / History:
Set of three porcelain pap boats with gold trim. Each have a hand–painted pink flower design. Spouts are curved and handles are attached near the top of the feeder.

A) Production Date: 1875–1930
Large pap boat with pink, blue and yellow flowers with red stems and grey/green leaves pattern. Pattern is located on both sides of the feeder. Due to the indentation at the tip of the spout, this feeder may have been used for young children.

B) Production Date: 1875–1930
Small pap boat with pink/blue flower and grey/brown leaves pattern located on both sides of the feeder.

C) Production Date: 1875–1930
Small pap boat with a pattern of pink, blue and yellow flowers with red stems and grey/green leaves. The same pattern as feeder A, although it looks slightly different due to the nature of painting by hand. The number, "1240.", is printed in gold at the bottom of the feeder, which could date the piece later than 1875.
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