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    Type of Object

    Urinal

    Date of Manufacture

    1900-1940

    Physical Details

    Enameled steelware male urinal with handle. Bottom is entirely flat, and overall vessel shape is like an egg cut in half. Spout protrudes from proximal end of implement, round opening, about a 40 degree angle. Painted white, except for the rims and the top of the handle, which is painted black.

    Dimensions (L x W x H)

    12 cm. x 15.5 cm. x 29 cm.

    Topical Subject

    Chamber pots -- History

    Medical Subject

    Toilet Facilities

    Accession Number

    2009.5.13

    Genre

    medical equipment

    Local Genre

    medical artifact

    Type

    Still Image

    Digital Format

    image/jpg

    Language

    eng

    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

    mar00191.jpg

    Accessibility Note

    Content is digitally accessible 2010.

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