About this objectCream ceramic pan with recessed handhold.
Bedpans are used to collect excreta from patients in hospital, they were an essential household item before indoor toilets, allowing for nighttime use without the need to venture to an outhouse and still important in hospitals for less mobile patients.
MakerGrimwades
Maker RolePottery
Period1900 - 1950
Place MadeStoke on Trent, England
Medium and MaterialsCeramic, glaze
Inscription and Marks"ORIGINAL | PERFECTION | BED AND DOUCHE PAN | FOR HOSPITAL AND HOEM | BRITISH PATENTS 9583 | ALSO PATENTED IN U.S. | MADE IN ENGLAND BY | GRIMWADE'S LTD STOKE ON TRENT | LARGE" printed in green on inside of receptacle.
"GRIMWADES | STOKE ON TRENT | ENGLAND" with globe image, makers mark on base.
