Summary
Uniform cream calico nightshirt worn by a female patient at a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1900.
Physical Description
Large cream calico nightshirt with sparse red vertical stripes. Has round neck and very short sleeves.
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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Inscriptions
F1 written in black marking ink at top of back.
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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
83 cm (Length), 97 cm (Height)
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References
oral history
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Keywords
Nightwear, Psychiatric Hospitals, Sleepwear, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services