breast shield; nipple shell
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of glass nipple shells, each has a circular opening in the bottom to fit over the nipple. The shells were secured to the body by binding or clothing. Glass shells were used to collect leaking breast milk and to protect the clothing of nursing women. The milk collected could also be fed to the infant at a later time. A small vent hole on the perimeter was used to drain the shell. Wholesale price per dozen shells as listed in the 1880 Whitall Tatum & Company catalog: 75 cents per dozen.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Ida Van Voorhis; Accession 110341 (1930)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-02873
label: catalog number
content: M-02873
label: accession number
content: 110341
objectType: label: Object Name
content: nipple shields
label: Object Name
content: breast shield
label: Object Name
content: nipple shell
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (disjoint section material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3.5 cm x 8 cm; 1 3/8 in x 3 1/8 in