Nursing Bottle

Description:

Plain, pear-shaped body with threaded neck topped by a screw cap with attached nipple; misshapen lower half with flat bottom on flattened foot ring. No marks.

Date Made: ca 1800

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: EnglandPlace Used: United States

Subject: ChildrenFood CultureInfant & Children's Products - Pediatrics

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Bequest of Dr. Joseph H. Kler

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0027.77Catalog Number: 1986.0027.77Accession Number: 1986.0027

Object Name: bottle, nursing

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 14.2875 cm x 6.35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-f228-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_303814

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