Post-Medieval — 17th century
Urinal flask
A hand-blown urinal of pale green glass with recurving rim, an angled funnel-shaped neck and misshapen rounded body. The base has a slight kick and an unpolished pontil mark. The glass is discoloured and weathered with surface iridescence. This vessel was probably made in the Wealden area of Kent or Surrey. Flasks of this sort were used by alchemists and apothecaries for distillation and by physicians for examining patients’ urine. Such flasks could also be used to allow bedridden people to urinate. Glass receivers of similar form are illustrated in Randle Holme's ‘The Academy of Armory’, chapter XX, Chester, 1688.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 10196
- Object name:
- Urinal flask
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- Production date:
- 17th century
- Material:
glass
- Measurements/duration:
- H 145 mm, W 90 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
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digital image © London Museum
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