Object Number: TD4673.1

Collection: Social History

Object Name: Toilet

Description: Ceramic toilet with a raised oak leaf design. Made from high fired earthenware. Decorated with relief mouldings of oak leaves and acorns, the toilet bears a transfer of the makers’ brand “UNITAS” and ”PATENT AFTER FLUSH CHAMBER”. Impressed marks “89/5”, “21” (twice) &, within an impressed oval,”TWYFORDS HANLEY” around a lovers knot with “TT”. There are areas of blue staining within the toilet bowl as a result of cleaning while the toilet was in use. The 'Unitas' by Thomas W. Twyford, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, 1886. This is a 'wash-out' type closet characterised by the upper shallow pool of water separate from the water in the trap. This one was installed in the Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol, in about 1889.

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Places Gallery