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Chamber pots

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  • A lecherous drinker sits with a girl at a barrel table in a dingy tavern. Engraving by P. Canot, c. 1756, after D. Teniers, the younger.
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary bringing food for the inmates of a hospital. Oil painting by Adam Elsheimer, ca. 1598.
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary bringing food for the inmates of a hospital. Oil painting by Adam Elsheimer, ca. 1598.
  • A sick old man with the woes of old age. Engraving by B. Lépicié, 1745, after Etienne Jeaurat.
  • A physician receiving a glass from a female servant while visiting a young female patient who is in bed. Coloured lithograph by P.H.L. Van der Meulen after J. Steen.
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary bringing food for the inmates of a hospital. Oil painting by Adam Elsheimer, ca. 1598.
  • A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1731, after himself.
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary bringing food for the inmates of a hospital. Oil painting by Adam Elsheimer, ca. 1598.
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary bringing food for the inmates of a hospital. Oil painting by Adam Elsheimer, ca. 1598.
  • A man disappearing into a cracked chamber pot which has the legs of woman; implying the illicit relationship between the Duke of Clarence and Mrs. Jordan. Etching by J. Gillray, 1791.
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    Two men play cards at a table as others watch, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1771, after D. Teniers the younger.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Date: Publish'd 23 Dec.r 1771 | Reference: 24736i
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    Elderly antiquarians examining a chamber pot purported to be Boadicea's. Etching by F. Grose.

    Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791. | Date: [1788] | Reference: 747986i
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    A physician examines a patient's stools; he is very pleased; the sarcastic maid asks him if he would like a fork. Coloured lithograph by G. Frison, c. 1890.

    Frison, Gustave, 1850- | Reference: 16832i
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    A modern dissertation on a certain necessary piece of household furniture.

    | Date: 1752
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    A man disappearing into a cracked chamber pot which has the legs of woman; implying the illicit relationship between the Duke of Clarence and Mrs. Jordan. Etching by J. Gillray, 1791.

    Gillray, James, 1756-1815. | Date: 1 November 1791 | Reference: 12179i
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