Summary
Dress - Cream/Light Blue Striped Canvas, Circa 1910. Worn by patient at a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. May have been made to provide protective covering for a patient working outside in the garden or on the farm. Locked dress. Can not be removed by a patient.
Physical Description
Short protective garment to cover from shoulders to tops of thighs. Made of thick canvas, cream with light blue stripe, which has been much washed. Tunic has pleats in centre front, on both sides, and at back. Fastened in front by four ties with metal fasteners.
Significance
Example of clothing worn by patients in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
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 Mayday Hills Hospital, Sep 1992
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Place Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, Circa 1910
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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
49 cm (Length), 84 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services
