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EWER AND WASHBASIN

Subcollections
Domestic equipment
Overview

Matching ewer and washbasin
a) ceramic washbasin, white outside and wild rose inside. Minimal metal trim remaining on rim. (Measurements of washbasin shown on this record)
(b) ceramic jug with handle. White inside with wild rose pattern outside. Minimal metal trim on rim and handle.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.492a,b
Item type
Objects
Themes
Social History
Material
Ceramics
Width
390 mm
Depth
120 mm
Contextual information

In the days before internal plumbing and bathrooms, people kept basins and jugs or ewers on washstands in their bedrooms to wash themselves.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Saturday, 29 January, 2022
Shire of Toodyay

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