Summary
White china cup once known as an 'invalid cup' used in a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1900. The cup was used to assist in feeding bed-ridden patients or those that have difficulty drinking from a standard cup,
Physical Description
White china feeding cup, 19cm high. It is shaped like a vase with a round base and body. It narrows up to a straight neck with a 5cm opening for a cork. In the centre of the cork is a glass tube, flattened at the lower end. A slightly curved and flattened short drinking spout emerges from the side of vessel halfway up where the cup begins to narrow into neck.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Food & drink consumption
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
15 cm (Length), 14 cm (Width), 19 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Crockery, Hospitals, Nursing, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
