Bed Pan

Description:

Ceramic bed pan with a “EUREKA / BED PAN” inscription, designed by Irene Ovington (1836-1905) of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Ref: Irene H. Ovington, “Design for a Bed-Pan,” U.S. Design Patent 18,958 (March 12, 1889).

Charles Truax, Price List of Physician’s Supplies (Chicago, 1890), p. 481.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-12866Catalog Number: M-12866Accession Number: 287162

Object Name: BedpanOther Terms: Bedpan; Medicine

Measurements: overall: 3 1/4 in x 7 in x 11 in; 8.255 cm x 17.78 cm x 27.94 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-56d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_724017

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.