Historical information

Ceramic chamber pot with a rounded body, flared rim and single loop handle. The chamber pot is decorated with hand-painted floral motifs in white, green and brown on a pale blue ground. The vessel formed part of a matching bedroom wash set, which also included a water jug and large wash bowl. Chamber pots such as this were commonly used in domestic settings during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries before the widespread installation of indoor plumbing.

Significance

This chamber pot formed part of a matching ceramic wash set comprising a water jug, wash bowl and chamber pot. The set was donated to Ziebell's Farmhouse Museum by Sylvia Schultz (née Ziebell), a descendant of the Ziebell family of Westgarthtown.