Three Seat Privy, Burleigh Plantation
Person County, North CarolinaA three-seat privy was considered in some circles to be the height of luxury – a comfortably sized space for men, women and children. Perhaps the origins of our basic bathroom stalls? Burleigh was built around 1840 for Thomas Jeffreys McGehee. The noted cabinetmaker Thomas Day designed and built portions of the main house, including the stairways.
Private Collection
Private Collection.
CREATED
- 2013
MATERIALS
- Wine box
- Cardboard
- Stir sticks
- Gesso
- Paint
DIMENSIONS
- 7”H x 4”D x 4”W