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Left hand side: A641103, Glass female urinal, in the form of an erect penis and testicles, possibly 18th century. Right
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Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass, bottle shaped female urinal, 1701-1730
This is one of a pair of explicitly shaped female urinals. Little is known about the origins of this particular example, but such portable urinals would have been owned by wealthy women at a time when few hygienic toilet facilities would have been available outside of the home. They were particularly useful on long coach journeys.
It is shown here with another unusual example of a female urinal (A641103).
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Science Museum: Making the Modern World Gallery
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Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Object Number:
- A95362
- type:
- urinal
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- container - receptacle
- credit:
- Bruschi
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