Chamber pot
Probably United States
1860-1890
Measurements
7-1/2 in x 9-3/4 in (dia) x 10-3/4 in
Materials
Glazed white earthenware
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation
Accession Number
2021.74
Inscription
The underside of the pot is marked with “at/45,” likely a manufacturing notation to identify production or a pattern.
Provenance
The chamber pot was acquired at a flea market in Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Comments
The lidded, one-handled chamber pot has a molded body with broad, flat-reeded decoration around the outside and a C-scroll handle. The shallow-domed lid has a molded finial featuring a rod between floral end supports. The body is made of a glazed white earthenware given the commercial name of "white ironstone China" by many manufacturers. Reference to ironstone was intended to convey durability and not describe the material.
