Early
Fraternal Chamber Pot
This
beautiful four-color chamber pot was made to appeal to a wide variety of
fraternal orders! It pictures what appears to be a Pythian Crusader and
a Red Man holding shields which are also from different orders. The
shield on the right is from the Maccabees and depicts their tent with the
All-Seeing Eye above it. The reverse has a hand-painted Blue Lodge
Square and Compasses with the Letter "G" and the Three Interlocking
Rings of the Odd Fellows. The rims and handles are trimmed in
gold. Chamber Pots were a common household item
prior to the days of indoor plumbing. They were used to potty into
during the night and dumped the next day in the outhouse. The only mark
on this piece is an impressed "8" symbol. It measures 13
inches overall handle to handle, 10 inches in diameter, and 5 3/4 inches in
height.
