Summary
Circular piece of wood with illustration of female face and grid. Created by a patient at Mayday Hills Hospital, a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia circa 1954-1980.
Physical Description
Circular piece of wood extensively inscribed in red, blue and green ink. One side depicts a female face in profile, covered with a circular grid. A border of inscriptions surrounds it. The reverse side has a circular groove gouged out of it. Surface is covered with a circular grid, each square containing a letter of an inscriptions. Front has been varnished.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, 30 Sep 1992
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Maker
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Place Used
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Inscriptions
Inscribed both sides, red, blue and green ballpoint pen: [extensive text].
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - occupational therapy, Products
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
26.3 cm (Length), 2 cm (Width), 26.3 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
22 mm (Depth), 260 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Artworks, Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Occupational Therapy
