Item no. 2
Feeding Bottle
Acquisition history:
Gift of Miss Peggy Leighton
Fabric: Ceramic
Marks: None
Design: Blue and white, landscape
Measurements:
• Length overall: 7 7/10"
• Base: 1 2/10" x 1"
• Diam. of filling aperture: 9/10" .
• Diam. of teat aperture (overall): 1/2"
Notes:
• Purchased in Kingston, Ontario.
• Nearly ninety percent of the pottery feeding flasks of the late 18th and early 19th centuries are decorated in blue transfer-printed designs of flowers, foliage and landscapes. About ten percent of these are marked with the maker's name. (Items 1 and 2 are unmarked.)
