Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Feeding Bottle - 19th Century


Item no. 19
Feeding Bottle - 19th Century

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Acquisition history: Gift of Dr. H. W. Spaulding

Fabric: Olive-green clear blown glass
Marks: None
Design: Base is "dimpled"
Measurements:
• Height : 5 7/10"
• Width at widest (appr.): 3 7/10"
• Depth (back to front): 3"
• Aperture: (excl. of rim) 7/10"

Notes: Originally used by Sewall Fisher, born 1834, in Franklin, Mass. Mrs. Edith Morsh, Fisher's grand-daughter, presented the bottle to Dr. Hildegarde Spaulding.