Summary
Brown tweed flannel skirt worn by female patients in a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1950
Physical Description
Gathered skirt of dark brown tweed flannel, flecked with yellow, black, red and green. Has white calico waist-band stitched in black. Has a 25cm opening from waist and fastens by ties of white tape attached to waist-band each side of opening.
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
60 cm (Length), 70 cm (Height)
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References
oral history
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Keywords
Clothing, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
