Toilet Kit

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Toilet Kit

Entry/Object ID

1966.47.57a-e

Description

Boxed gift set containing grooming objects for a baby. The box consists of a base and a hinged lid; the lid makes up the top and sides of the box and hinges open from the back. The top is labled, "Baby Toilet." The interior is lined with light blue satin. The base is shaped to hold the objects inside, including clasps that are hidden beneath the lining fabric. Contained within the box is a cylindrical powder box with an illustration of a white baby wearing pink, a white hair brush with soft white bristles, and a white comb with 2 widths of teeth.

Acquisition

Accession

1966.47

Source or Donor

Rice, Genevieve Goss (1883-1979)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Kit, Toilet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Traveling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Leather, Silk, Celluloid