Summary
A horseshoe from Sunbury Mental Asylum, Victoria, Australia, circa 1848-1950. Horses were kept at the asylum and at times attended to by patients of this Victorian psychiatric hospital.
Physical Description
Asymmetrical, rusted brown horseshoe containing eight rectangular holes for nails, four on each side.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Caloola Training Centre, Nov 1992
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Place & Date Used
Sunbury Mental Hospital (Asylum), Sunbury, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Farm management
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
21.4 cm (Length), 2 cm (Width), 19.4 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Animal Husbandry, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Metalworking, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
