Historically Rare Early 19th C. English Sterling Silver “Pap Dish” by Charles Fox 1st London Hallmark Date 1817

Historically rare,  early 19th C. English sterling silver “Pap Dish” by Charles Fox 1st of London with hallmarks dating 1817. A “George III” period piece featuring the traditional form with embellishments of a shell and gadroon border.

The silver “pap boat or dish” was first introduced towards the start of the 18th Century, although ‘pap’ itself had been consumed since the 16th Century. The design is similar to a small sauce boat, or butter boat, but without a handle or feet, and it was originally used to feed a mixture of water and bread, named pap, to infants and those who could not feed themselves. Around the start of the 19th Century they were replaced by feeding bottles, and their manufacture was stopped.

Early examples, like this one, in excellent condition and with good legible hallmarks, are rare and a highly collectible piece of history.

Dimensions: width 5.5″ x depth 3.0″ x height 1.5″

 

 

 

$575.00

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