Bathtub Leg

A beige claw foot from a bathtub. It is in bad shape with peeling paint.
Bathtub leg from the Eldon House collection

Country of Origin:
Year: ca.1880
Materials: Cast Iron and paint 

This bathtub leg is part of a previous tub that was in the Museum. The feet are a classic claw style. Claw feet originated in China as a dragon foot and was adapted by the English to a eagle or lion foot in the eighteenth century.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.