Bath heater(chauffe-bain)

Made:
1701-1900

Bath heater(chauffe-bain), copper, 18th or 19th century

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A631192
Materials:
copper and grate, iron
Measurements:
height 675 mm
body: diameter 285 mm
across draught pipes: width 455 mm
type:
bath heaters

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