Made of 60 percent gold alloy and weighing about eight pounds, this round basin, 5 inches high, 4 1 / 4-inches deep and 24 inches across, was used to bathe the infant heir-apparent to the Ching throne, Hsuen Feng.
金盆製於清道光十一年，是清文宗（咸豐）誕生後三日洗浴用的，故又名「洗三盆」。盆為圓形，寬邊窄唇，高十二．八公分，深十．八公分，口徑有六十公分。