Accession No

2948


Brief Description

female urinal, by Boots, English, circa 1900


Origin

England


Maker

Boots


Class

medical


Earliest Date

1900


Latest Date

1900


Inscription Date


Material

ceramic (creamware)


Dimensions

length 340mm; breadth 127mm; height 140mm


Special Collection


Provenance

Donated, 1983.


Inscription

‘Boots the Chemist’


Description Notes

Ceramic; creamware with clear glaze; handle.


References


Events

Description
A wide variety of objects associated with the care of invalids date from the Victorian era and include bed pans or urinals. Pewter urinals and bedpans from the 18th Century onwards are regularly found, as are the more unusual female urinals, called bourdaloues, many of which were highly decorated.

This particular bed pan is manufactured by the high street store and pharmist Boots.


FM:40917

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