Mather's infants feeding bottle

Production date
19th Century
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'MATHERS' white refined earthenware infants feeding bottle from London, England. Excavated at George and Charles Street, Parramatta, 2002.
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This type of baby feeder was known as ‘murder’ feeder, due to the difficulty of cleaning the lid. Hygiene and related difficulties were counteracted by disinfectants, medicines or even homemade remedies (Otago Witness 15/02/1879). During the 19th century, artificial feeding became extremely popular, in part to address the lack of wet nurses. The discoveries of Pasteur and the subsequent techniques for sterilising feeding bottles improved the sanitary risks associated with artificial feeding. The use of feeding bottles became widespread: they were initially made from pewter, tin plate, earthenware and porcelain, with glass bottles gradually becoming popular from the latter decades of the 19th century onwards (Alimentarium 2016).

Source:
https://blog.underoverarch.co.nz/2018/03/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=e594ef14090b2dfac938d7264667ffcfc9d139e1-1604437409-0-AbRLZeD3LS-IlzTfjuNEgtwY9D-3u5ruae0YjtrtyqT1nG9vx6GzQJZBrnLByD1W5D1qS69uvfTpJSdA3IqzX5iOvzGYlQRpTrsKrblB2OW7R4-zZiSwpzVSrc6cOcWN8nKAAhvU1PzegPfk23sC0TtHCUYghhmzU45ABWiRfEj2Ch04-KqKnPBqK0b0sioyzQS1PrY0CDpigyRwm-jZ1kkh6yAH33m7yHcaC8U_FXNogbYcacSp_O0NrZzHO06ytXzTgS__1l8-ktWu7XBmYaXc6djGD882bX-KMkef8KAR
Production place
England
Department
Archaeology
Cultural Collections
Object number
GCS.2002.00774

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