Toilet
Description
An oval bowled, white porcelain toilet pan with flower transfer design on the inside of the bowl, outside and around the lip. The words "The Deltus Wash Down Closet" appear on the inside of the bowl, along with the number "RD. No. 274039". The pan is cracked through at one side, and the front portion of the base has been broken off but is now glued on.
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Object detail
Classification
Credit line
This
particularly
decorative
toilet
would
have
brightened
up
any
bathroom!
The
use
of
the
term
"wash-down
closet"
on
the
inside
of
the
bowl
is
an
early
form
of
"water-closet".
"Water-closet"
as
a
term
was
coined
in
the
1870s,
suggesting
this
could
be
a
particularly
old
example.
Accession number
A83.048
Collection type
Material
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