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History of Nursing in Pacific Canada

[Feeding bottle from 19th century]

Description

An olive-green clear blown glass feeding bottle.

Design: base is dimpled. The aperture measures 2 cm in diameter.

Item Metadata

Title
[Feeding bottle from 19th century]
Date Created
[between 1800 and 1899]
Description
An olive-green clear blown glass feeding bottle.

Design: base is dimpled. The aperture measures 2 cm in diameter.
Extent
1 feeding bottle : glass ; 14 cm high x 9 cm wide x 8 cm deep
Subject
Infants--Care--History; Infants' supplies
Genre
Feeding Bottle
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
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. While item is estimated to have been created sometime in the 19th century, the specific date of creation is uncertain.

Gift of Dr. H. W. Spaulding.
Identifier
IFC-019
Collection
History of Nursing in Pacific Canada
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Woodward Biomedical Library. Infant Feeders Collection. Charles Woodward Memorial Room. Item no. 19
Date Available
2006
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0132846
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/