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Yes that has been my understanding as well. Andrew throwing wash water in the yard is much less distastefull than throwing the contents of his chamberpot out there -so it is a valid distinction!
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I remember we chatted elsewhere about this, I just forget where. Yes, A slop pail , which is about 12-14 inches high (and holds a hatchet handily) could have waste water from a bowl and pitcher or residue from a chamber pot, or both at the same time. They always had a lid and a handle for obvious reasons.
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This one is ironstone, but tin or enamelware were more common. The pail of Lizzie's unmentionable towelettes might have been a slop pail, which was soaking in the cellar.
Chamberpots were made to slip into a commode. They came with and without lids.
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When Andrew went to wash out his slop pail, he may have used the privy in the barn for his morning "visit".
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