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Artifact Name	Slipper Bed Pan
Type of Object	Bedpan
Date of Manufacture	1850-1900
Time Period	Nineteenth century
Dimensions	14.5 cm. x 22 cm. x 33 cm.
Physical Details	One white porcelain "slipper" bed pan. Bed pan is flat in front, and has a general wedge shape. In the center is a large cavity; on the inside of this cavity are written the directions for use in blue lettering: "This slipper should be passed under the patient in front between the legs. If a flannel cap is made for the blade fastened by strings under the handle considerable comfort will be afforded." Bed pan has a handle on the back side and has a small hole in the base.
Medical Subject	Toilet Facilities
Other Subject	Bedpans -- History
Accession Number	1988.1
Type	Stillimage
Format	image/jp2
Rights Management	© VCU. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection	Medical Artifacts Collection
Contributor	Tompkins-McCaw Library. Special Collections & Archives
Digital Publisher	VCU Libraries
Local genre	medical artifact

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