Rare Antique Pap Boat, Baby Feeder, Invalid Feeder, White Porcelain

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Seller: deewainhouse ✉️ (9,096) 100%, Location: Washaway, GB, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 203321052733 Rare Antique Pap Boat, Baby Feeder, Invalid Feeder, White Porcelain. A wonderful antique pap boat, also known as a baby/invalid feeder.  It would be an ideal addition to a baby item collection. It is a great conversation piece.  The vessels were common in households and in use from the late 16th century until the early 1800s. At this point, their use died out due to the invention of feeding bottles. Pap boats are small, shallow vessels resembling sauce boats but usually without handles and legs, although some rare examples have these. First made in the early 18th century, they were used to give bread soaked in milk, guel-like food or  if an infant was ill the medicine was easy to conceal inside. In this way they became excellent for giving food to invalids. The type of pap boat a family had depended on what they could afford, ranging from very plain to highly ornamented and made from many different kinds of material such as silver, pewter, wood, glass or porcelain. The word ‘pap’ is said to be of Scandinavian, taken from the sound a baby makes when its mouth is open to feed.  Approximately 4cm in width,  3.6cm in height,  9cm handle to spout. It has a small hairline crack close to the handle.
  • Condition: Used
  • Period: Victorian
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Material: porcelain
  • Type: Medical
  • Sub-Type: feeder

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