Chamber Pot

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Chamber Pot

Entry/Object ID

1981.9.2a-b

Description

White ceramic chamber pot with lid. The pot is footed with a decorative handle, and there is a similar handle at the center top of the lid. Both are banded with gilding. The bottom of the pot is marked, "Kermit / M.G. CO."

Context

Owned by James H. McMahon in Fairfax, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1981.9

Source or Donor

Regan, Walter J.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Kermit Manufacturing Company

Date made

1910

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pot, Chamber

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Receptacle, Human Waste

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Pot

Width

8-3/8 in

Depth

5-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Lid

Width

9-3/8 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McMahon, James H. (1870-1947)

Related Places

Place

Town

Fairfax

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America