City of Melbourne – One Person Urinals 1890
City of Melbourne
Registration number
1768499
Artist/maker
City of Melbourne
Title
City of Melbourne – One Person Urinals
Production date
1890
Medium
paper
Dimensions (H x W x D)
65 x 51 cm (paper size)
Credit line
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
Keywords
Sanitation, Urinals, 1890s, Architectural Drawings
Summary
Black and white drawing for a one-person urinal. The drawing highlights how one might have experienced the city based on their gender. While men were provided with toilet facilities in Melbourne from 1859, it wasn’t until 1902 that women would be afforded the same right.