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Type of Object
Bedpan
Date of Manufacture
1920-1930
Physical Details
White steel enamelware bedpan with a handled cover. Bedpan is teardrop shaped with a flat bottom, with body consisting of four welded shaped blocks of steel, two for the rear lip and two for the main reservoir body. End is squared off, and main body is rounded. A hollow tube is fixed to the distal end of the pan. Cover is also enamelware, painted white with a blue-painted lip, and fits into a recessed opening on the top of the bedpan. Cover has a small wooden handle attached.
Dimensions (L x W x H)
11.5 cm. x 31 cm. x 46 cm.
Topical Subject
Bedpans -- History
Medical Subject
Toilet Facilities
Accession Number
1990.10.2
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: Enamelware Bedpan with Lid, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00193.jpg
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2010.