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Type of Object
Bedpan
Date of Manufacture
1910-1915
Physical Details
Large white porcelain steel enamelware chamber pot with a cover and a wooden handle. Pot is quite large, smaller at the base and wider at the top, with a flared lip, outlined in blue paint. Metal bracket is attached to two opposing rings, with a wooden handle on top. Round cover has a matching blue outline and a small handle.
Dimensions
14.5 cm. x 22 cm. x 33 cm.
Topical Subject
Bedpans -- History
Medical Subject
Toilet Facilities
Accession Number
1987.9.2
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: Chamber Pot, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00197.jpg