Object Details
maker
unknown
Description
Nineteenth–century bathtubs were viewed as furniture rather than fixtures. As such, tin tubs were often decorated with painted stripes and swags or marbleized to imitate wood. This tub, with its multicolored stripes around the top edge and its painted wood stand, would fit appropriately among the other "fancy" household furniture of the period. This tub likely was used in a dressing room or bedroom.
For more information on bathing and bathtubs in the 19th and early 20th centuries, please see the introduction to this online exhibition.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Susanne G. Swift
date made
1830 - 1850
ID Number
DL.68.0723
catalog number
68.0723
accession number
275377
Object Name
Tub, Bath
tub, bath
Physical Description
tin (overall material)
paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 44 in x 16 in; 30.48 cm x 111.76 cm x 40.64 cm
Place Made
United States
See more items in
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Bathtubs
Family & Social Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
used
Bathing
referenced
Portable Bathtubs
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_318823