In the middle of the night, in bad weather, or when a person was sick, it was more convenient to use a chamber pot rather than walking to the outhouse. The pot was stored under a bed and emptied in the morning.
Unidentified. Chamber Pot. ca. 1820. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-13-507/. Accessed on December 25, 2024.
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