chamber/ chamber pot

chamber This was a round, bowl-shaped receptable with a handle. It reposed under the bed, or in a special place reserved for it in the lower part of the "wash-stand", for the use of the bed-room's occupant should he be "short-taken" during the night. It was always part of th...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16087
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/16087 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 chamber/ chamber pot 1975/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16087 eng eng C J. Halley, 4/75 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 19187 C_19187_chamber http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16087 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z chamber This was a round, bowl-shaped receptable with a handle. It reposed under the bed, or in a special place reserved for it in the lower part of the "wash-stand", for the use of the bed-room's occupant should he be "short-taken" during the night. It was always part of the crockery-ware toilet set (which consisted of wash-basin and jug, soap dish, tooth-brush holder, etc., all of which are now collector's items). Some of the sets were handsomely ornamented with floral designs. There were also, of course, the common or garden variety of white enamel chamber-pots. Incidentally the contents of the pots were collected each morning in an enamel slop-pail, or night-bucket, for disposal. (WK: _NID_ chamber 8) JH 5/75 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 14 Jul 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
chamber/ chamber pot
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description chamber This was a round, bowl-shaped receptable with a handle. It reposed under the bed, or in a special place reserved for it in the lower part of the "wash-stand", for the use of the bed-room's occupant should he be "short-taken" during the night. It was always part of the crockery-ware toilet set (which consisted of wash-basin and jug, soap dish, tooth-brush holder, etc., all of which are now collector's items). Some of the sets were handsomely ornamented with floral designs. There were also, of course, the common or garden variety of white enamel chamber-pots. Incidentally the contents of the pots were collected each morning in an enamel slop-pail, or night-bucket, for disposal. (WK: _NID_ chamber 8) JH 5/75 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 14 Jul 2016
format Manuscript
title chamber/ chamber pot
title_short chamber/ chamber pot
title_full chamber/ chamber pot
title_fullStr chamber/ chamber pot
title_full_unstemmed chamber/ chamber pot
title_sort chamber/ chamber pot
publishDate 1975
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16087
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation C
J. Halley, 4/75
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
19187
C_19187_chamber
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