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Summary
Epaulettes Buttons, circa 1920. Used on male attendants uniforms at Ararat Mental Hospital, Victoria, Australia. These crown epaulettes were donated by Sowter, A.S., (Mr) Assistant Head Nurse at Ararat.
Physical Description
A pair of brass epaulettes in the shape of a crown. The detail on the crown is embossed on the front, the back is hollowed out. At the back are two small metal rings attached to the upper, outer edges of the crown, to enable it to be sewn on to a uniform.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Aradale Mental Hospital (Ararat Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
Aradale Mental Hospital (Ararat Asylum), Ararat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Uniforms
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
2.5 cm (Length), 1.5 cm (Width), 3 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
12 mm (Length), 30 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
1 cm (Length), 3 cm (Width), 2.5 cm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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References
Card with exhibit
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Keywords
Clothing, Hospitals, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Uniforms
