About this objectLarge sized white enameled slipper bed pan with blue rolled edge and white handle, shaped to fit under a person lying or sitting in bed. The slipper style allows the pan to be pushed under a person who cannot lift their hips.
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.
