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Type of Object
Bedpan
Date of Manufacture
1900-1940
Physical Details
Plain steel bedpan with white enamel paint. Toilet-shaped opening, lip at proximal end for pouring. Black paint rims the lip of the top of the bedpan. Bottom of bedpan has paper label, blue with white and red: "Pure White Steel Ware, Enameled. 700." No other maker's marks.
Dimensions
7 cm. x 28 cm. x 34 cm.
Topical Subject
Bedpans -- History
Medical Subject
Toilet Facilities
Accession Number
2009.5.7
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: White Steel Bedpan, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00187.jpg