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Short title	L0057869 Commode, Europe, 1831-1900
Author	Wellcome Library, London
Headline	L0057869 Commode, Europe, 1831-1900
Copyright holder	Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Image title	L0057869 Commode, Europe, 1831-1900 Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org With the lid shut, this object looks like a piece of ordinary household furniture. In fact it is a discreetly disguised toilet called a commode. The lid reveals a seat, underneath which a chamber pot would have been placed and emptied after use. It is unclear what the metal container in the lid is for. Most likely it was a container for toilet paper or perhaps a ‘sliding’ – an antiseptic powder box. The commode would have been owned by a wealthy family for use by an elderly or sick relative, or it may have been used in a hospital. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe made: 1831-1900 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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