Summary
Black leather ankle-length, lace-up boot without a sole, circa 1930. Dr Herbert Bower suggests it is an unfinished boot. Located at a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia.
Physical Description
Black leather over-shoe, shaped like an ankle-length, lace-up boot without a sole. The foot part splays out to protect the shoes worn underneath from rain. This part is lined with cream canvas with one blue stripe. Laces are missing.
Significance
Example of footwear that may have been used in a Victorian mental health hospital
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 Made
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930
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Inscriptions
9 written in indelible blue pencil on canvas lining
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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
30 cm (Length), 14 cm (Width), 17 cm (Height)
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References
Oral history
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Keywords
Footwear, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services