Bedpan
Grimwades Ltd
Category
Medical & health
Date
1800 - 2000
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
110 x 270 mm; 330 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 10843
Summary
Bedpan - A Grimwade white ceramic bed and douche pan with a rectangular handle on the back and black writing on the interior.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
FOR HOPSITAL AND HOME / BRITISH PATENT 9583 / AND PATENTED IN THE U.S. / MADE IN ENGLAND BY / GRIMWADES LTD STOKE-ON-TRENT / SMALL SIZE BED PAN (black printed lettering on interior, beneath lettering in border)
Makers and roles
Grimwades Ltd, potter