![Large cast iron vat for laundry – 16ᵗʰ century – Fonderies du Périgord – [ME076]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ME076_P1660128-600x600.jpg "Large cast iron vat for laundry")
Large cast iron vat for laundry – 16ᵗʰ century – Fonderies du Périgord – [ME076]
This large cast iron tub was intended to do the laundry of the entire community. It was filled with boiling water and an ash-based detergent, the very one we are rediscovering today. The drain called the “couladou” made it possible to empty it without spilling it, once the laundry was washed. We can observe two…