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LicensePorcelain feeding bottle, ring shaped, the painted decoration
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Porcelain feeding bottle, ring shaped, the painted decoration, Japanese, signed
Containers used to nurse infants are among many ancient containers found by archaeologists. In this Japanese example, the larger spout was used to fill the porcelain ring with milk or water. The liquid was drunk out of the smaller spout. The porcelain is decorated with a garden scene.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A42325
- Materials:
- whole, porcelain (glazed)
- Measurements:
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body: diameter 74 mm
with spout and funnel: length 115 mm
funnel: height 54 mm
body: height 30 mm
- type:
- feeding bottle
- credit:
- Sotheby's
