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Type of Object
Urinal
Date of Manufacture
1900-1940
Physical Details
Small male urinal made of enameled steelware. Bottom is flattened out, but extends into a bulbous chamber at the distal end of apparatus for holding liquid. Spout extends up from the base of the apparatus, and handle is attached to the top side. Majority is covered by white paint, but the seams where two pieces of steel were joined are painted black, as well as the mouth and handle.
Dimensions
12 cm. x 12.5 cm. x 26.5 cm.
Topical Subject
Chamber pots -- History
Medical Subject
Toilet Facilities
Accession Number
2009.5.12
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Enameled Steel Urinal, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00190.jpg