So, you not only have a pitcher and basin, but the stand too! Very nice. The pitcher and basin in the first picture I posted is plain, but elegant, isn't it?KGDevil wrote:Twins, I own an antique wash stand with a pitcher and basin sitting on top which is similar to the first one pictured. There is also a smaller bowl and basin kept underneath. But I must say I wasn't sure of how the water was emptied, or what role a slop pail may have played.
I'm not sure were the idea came from that the contents of Andrew's slop pail was his human waste. We have no documentation that I am aware of indicating just what the contents of Andrew Borden's slop pail was.
Since Andrew was the only male in the household, it makes sense that he would shave and wash up in his room, and then dump the contents from his wash basin into a slop bucket to be disposed of in the back yard.