Bedpan
- Object Name:
- Bedpan
- Object ID:
- 1940.009.05 a-b
- Creator:
- Swanson, Thomas -- Pewterer
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1765-1800
- Description:
- Bedpan. Pewter. Two pieces: pan (a), and handle (b), which screw together. Circular bedpan with flat bottom, rounded sides, and top sloping inward to circular opening 6.25" in diameter. Edges of opening curved under. Horizontal seam encircling side at midpoint. Threaded pipe 0.75" long extending from side. Baluster-shaped pewter handle with cylindrical base, threaded on interior and having molded and incised exterior. Turned finial at tip of handle. Several impressed marks on bottom of pan: "THOMAS / SWANSON" in oval surrounding the "golden fleece between four rings"; "LONDON" in oval mark below rose and crown; "SUCCESSOR / TO S. ELLIS / LONDON" in downcurving scroll; and "SE", the only one of four hallmarks visible. On outer surface near handle juncture is an engraved "T" and below it engraved letters "C" and "R" with small unidentified symbol of three vertical lines between the C and the R. Remnants of canvas fabric around threading of body.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-2.75 L-15.5 Dia-10.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Margaret Jewell (1866-1970). No history given with this piece.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- Subjects:
- Pewter
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