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<p>[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 3548752, member: 88"][USER=9614]@rknarr2[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>I found this explanation here.</p><p><a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/old-fashioned-glassware-terms-4046546" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/old-fashioned-glassware-terms-4046546" rel="nofollow">https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/old-fashioned-glassware-terms-4046546</a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Nappy</b></font></p><p><img src="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/thmb/01mt2v3QDXRtIYQzRZaoeq0YlgM=/952x662/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/Nappy-573a44945f9b58723d31c424.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Handled Heart-Shaped Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG) Nappy Art Decosurf'n on RubyLane.com</p><p><br /></p><p>Nappy, in antique glassware terms, references a shallow open serving dish with no rim and a flat bottom. In most instances, it defines a small bowl, with or without one or two handles. This term is commonly used to identify small bowls when referring to Depression glass and antique china.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nappies are many times round but can be a leaf- or heart-shaped as well, and formed of many different types of glass and ceramic materials. The term is likely derived from the obsolete word “nap” which referenced a drinking cup or bowl in Middle English.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 3548752, member: 88"][USER=9614]@rknarr2[/USER] I found this explanation here. [URL]https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/old-fashioned-glassware-terms-4046546[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]Nappy[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/thmb/01mt2v3QDXRtIYQzRZaoeq0YlgM=/952x662/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/Nappy-573a44945f9b58723d31c424.jpg[/IMG] Handled Heart-Shaped Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG) Nappy Art Decosurf'n on RubyLane.com Nappy, in antique glassware terms, references a shallow open serving dish with no rim and a flat bottom. In most instances, it defines a small bowl, with or without one or two handles. This term is commonly used to identify small bowls when referring to Depression glass and antique china. Nappies are many times round but can be a leaf- or heart-shaped as well, and formed of many different types of glass and ceramic materials. The term is likely derived from the obsolete word “nap” which referenced a drinking cup or bowl in Middle English.[/QUOTE]
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