Victorian Bathroom Remodeling Project - 1883

This is a view of a bathroom interior from 1883 that was fitted up with "the most approved modern appliances."  The engraving represents "the latest and best sanitary appliances" from the New York store, J. L. Mott Iron Works. In 1882, the J. L. Mott Iron Works of 88 Beekman Street, New York, sold the porcelain-lined baths, and the Hygeia and Demarest water-closet for the bathroom remodeling. The woodwork was mahogany with hand painted tile accents. The bathtub was molded and glazed in one piece, was  " non-absorbent of moisture, unaffected by atmospheric agencies, such as oxidation, etc., which speedily attack and deteriorate wood, zinc and other metal goods of this character."  The porcelain bathtub was claimed to be not only durable but to be superior in cleanliness in that "they entail no labor in cleaning, a simple wiping with a sponge or cloth being all that is required to obtain a perfectly clean surface." The products sold by J. L. Mott Iron Works were not only for private dwellings, but likewise for hotels and public institutions.