Summary
Uniform cream calico pyjama jacket worn by male patients at a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1880.
Physical Description
Cream calico pyjama jacket with long sleeves, three buttons down front, and blue vertical stripes on front and back. Hip pocket on right side.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Clothing
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
86 cm (Length), 72 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
630 mm (Width), 750 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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References
oral history.
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Keywords
Nightwear, Psychiatric Hospitals, Sleepwear, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services