Hip bath
Category
Historic Services / Sanitation
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Painted tin
Measurements
56.5 x 80 x 106 cm
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553905
Summary
Hip bath. Oval shaped metal hip bath with high back and projecting lugs for lifting. Brown grained exterior and cream painted interior. Originally from Tredegar House.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.