Pewter pap boat, possibly French, 1701-1800
A pap boat is a small bowl used for feeding pap to infants and invalids. This boat has a handle for the feeder and an elongated lip which would have been placed on the mouth of the person being fed.
Pap was a gruel-like substance usually made up of bread, flour, and water.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A42417
- Materials:
- pewter
- Measurements:
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overall: 21 mm x 153 mm x 59 mm, .1 kg
- type:
- pap boat
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
