Thursday, April 26, 2007

Nursing Bottle - Early Pennsylvania Dutch


Item no. 20
Nursing Bottle - Early Pennsylvania Dutch


Acquisition history:
Gift of Miss Alice Wright, 1966

Fabric: Glazed clay
Marks: None
Design: Brown, showing blotches from firing
Measurements:
• Height : 6 1/2"
• Width: e.g. wider dimension at widest point - 3"; narrower dimension at widest point - 2"
• Diameter of base: 2 2/1o"
• Diameter of mouth: 2 3/1o"

Notes:
Pioneer manufacture is indicated by the kind of clay and the type of glaze.