Summary
Meal plate used by patients for dining in a mental health hospital Mayday Hills Hospital, formerly 'Beechworth Lunatic Asylum' in Beechworth Victoria Australia circa 1900.
The term 'lunatic asylum' was in official use in Victoria until 1903.
Used in ward (F4) for female patients.
Physical Description
Round aluminium (not sure if this is right - looks like tin) plate with wide, flat rim and shallow bowl. Rim is stamped with inscription F4.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, Sep 1992
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Place & Date Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Inscriptions
Stamped on rim, incised "F4": stamped base c., incised "(Illegible.) MARK".
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Food & drink consumption
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
3.9 cm (Width), 25.8 cm (Outside Diameter)
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Exhibition Collection Management
260 mm (Length), 260 mm (Width), 45 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Making History - Psych Services
