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Type of Object
Bedpan
Date of Manufacture
1930-1940
Physical Details
White, steel enamelware bedpan with a contoured surface. Bedpan is a standard shape, with an oblong opening in the center, a navy blue painted border outlining the opening on the top surface of the bedpan. Reservoir slopes up toward the proximal end of the pan. Sticker on the top of the implement, "Jones Relax No. 500 Bed Pan," significantly faded. Steel is painted white.
Dimensions
10 cm. x 29 cm. x 35 cm.
Topical Subject
Bedpans -- History
Medical Subject
Toilet Facilities
Accession Number
1990.10.3
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, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00195.jpg