Summary
Alternative name: Tracksuit Pants.
Purple cotton trousers manufactured by Branch Central Clothing and designed by Elsie Storr, circa 1985. They were worn by a patient at a hospital for the intellectually impaired, St Nicolas Hospital in Victoria, Australia. The trousers are an example of clothing worn by patients in hospitals associated with mental health and wellbeing in Victoria, Australia.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Donation from North Eastern Metropolitan Psychiatric Services, 11 Nov 1996
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Manufacturer
Branch Central Clothing, Bundoora, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1985
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Place & Date Used
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Clothing
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Type of item
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Keywords
Clothing, Institutional Care, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services