Summary
Banner made of white stiffened linen with painted red and blue lettering 'Methodist Babies' & Children's Home'. Used around 1929. Holes in top corners suggest it was pinned, perhaps to a table at a street stall; there is no evidence to show that it was ever hung or supported by all four corners.
The Methodist Babies Home was opened in 1929. Babies, especially from the inner-city slums, were referred to the home through the Children's Court. From 1929 until the early 1970s the Home's role was to care for babies awaiting adoption. From 1974, the direct care of neglected babies was phased out in favour of family-unit-based support services.
Physical Description
Banner made of white stiffened linen with painted red and blue lettering. Holes in top corners indicate that it may have been pinned.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Copelen Street Family Services, 09 Nov 1989
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Place & Date Used
Methodist Babies Home, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1929 or later
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Inscriptions
Painted text: 'METHODIST/BABIES' & CHILDREN'S/HOMES'.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
180 cm (Length), 43 cm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
1774 mm (Length), 432 mm (Width), 1 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. The proper left edge (which is the edge from which it will be hung) is 431mm wide, and in the middle of the object it is approximately 425mm wide.
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