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Chamber Pot

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1806-1810

GUSN

GUSN-58816

Description

Spherical with a foot ring, flared rim, and a curved handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chamber pots
pewter (tin alloy)
Receptacle, Human Waste
Pot, Chamber
Pot, Chamber

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 x 9 x 6 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4045

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