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Chamber pot cover

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1870-1882

GUSN

GUSN-25377

Description

White ironstone. Shaped applied C-shaped handle. Round body w/ faceted top. Interior label, "James Edwards, Dalehall."

Details

Descriptive Terms

chamber pots
covers (closures)
ironstone (pottery)
Ironstone
POT, CHAMBER

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Edwards, James, 1842-1882 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Burslem, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

9 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.509

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