Summary
Lithograph with wooden frame depicting the exterior buildings of Beechworth Asylum, a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1870
Physical Description
Lithograph, framed in varnished wooden frame. The lithograph shows the exterior buildings of Beechworth Asylum; gardens are just beginning to grow. Several sightseers are shown in the foreground; a horse and cart is drawn up at the main entrance; other people are seen in the grounds.
Significance
Example of works depicting Victorian mental health hospitals
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, 30 Sep 1992
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Place & Date Depicted
Beechworth Mental Hospital (Beechworth Asylum), Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1870
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Format
Lithograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Inscribed bottom left-hand corner, "A.G.".
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - occupational therapy, Products
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
23 cm (Length), 35.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Prints, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
