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Child's Wicker Commode

DimensionsOverall: 48.3 × 29.2 × 22.9 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Lillian Pettet, London, Ontario, 1967
Object number1967.015.001
Label TextThis child's commode chair was brought from Belleville, Ontario by the Pettet family in the mid-1890s. Commodes are often described as "toilets without plumbing". They are often used at the bedside when a person's mobility is limited. This commode was likely used to assist with toilet-training a small child.
NameChair, Commode