In addition to being deeper than a modern tub, as mentioned by other commentors, claw foot tubs also tend to be contoured such that it is very comfortable to relax in them. This is opposed to the average modern tub, which is designed around maximum water capacity.
While there are contoured modern tubs, these also tend to have lots of bells a whistles that end up actually making the tub less comfortable to simply sit back and relax in, if you aren’t using the “27 jet whirlpool” functionality, or whatever, at that moment.
Along with the size and shape factors most others have mentioned. There’s also the fact of not being “installed” in a fixed spot like modern tubs.
With a claw foot tub, you can place it anywhere with sufficient drainage, or the ability to drain it without simply flooding the room it’s in. Having plumbing run to it isn’t always necessary either. You could simply fill the tub from another source using buckets/kettles.
This makes them particularly well suited for what used to be called “loft” or “studio” apartments in big cities. The type of apartments that are in buildings that used to be factories, that sort of thing.
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