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A washtub crossed out, forbidding washing in water altogether.
A washtub with a cross through it means the garment must not be washed in water at all. It usually appears alongside a dry-cleaning instruction, because the item still has to be cleaned somehow.
In the ISO 3758 care-labelling system a crossed-out washtub prohibits washing in water by any process, domestic or commercial.
Contexts: Laundry
Almost always accompanied by a dry-cleaning symbol, since a garment that cannot be washed still has to be cleaned by some route.
Contexts: Laundry
An open-topped vessel with sloping sides and a wavy line across its opening, the whole crossed by a large diagonal cross.
Both are built from objects, and both are used in laundry contexts.
Both are built from objects, and both are used in laundry contexts.