Bathtub
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A bathtub, also abbreviated as bath or tub, is a container for holding water in which a person or another animal may bathe. Modern bathtubs can be made of thermoformed acrylic, porcelain-enameled stee
A porcelain-coated cast iron bathtub, without shower plumbing, and with "claw foot" legs attached
A porcelain-coated cast iron bathtub, with shower curtain fixtures, shower plumbing, soap dish, and with "claw foot" legs attached, all free-standing, fittings anchored to wall and ceiling
Mycenaean terra-cotta Bathtub
hydrotherapy sitz baths, 1910s
Shower
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A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers are set up to have adjustable temperature, spray pressur
Bathtub
…or cast iron, or fiberglass-reinforced polyester. A bathtub is usually placed in a bathroom, either as a stand-alone fixture or in conjunction with shower plumbing. Two main styles are common…
A man taking a shower
A typical stall shower with height-adjustable nozzle and folding doors
A combination shower and bathtub, with movable screen
Illustration of showers from Traité sur l'aliénation mentale et sur les hospices des aliénés (Treatise on insanity and on the hospices of the insane) by Joseph Guislain (1826). At the time, it was thought cold water showers could alleviate mental illness