Summary
White cotton and flannel petticoat, circa 1910. Worn by female patients in a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia. These petticoats were standard issue for women patients in Victorian Mental Hospitals until 1930.
Physical Description
Full-length petticoat. Top is of white cotton, opening down the back with 4 metal buttons. The skirt is bone-coloured flannel with broadly-spaced narrow blue stripes sewn onto the top. The opening continues down the back a further 17cm.
Significance
Example of clothing worn in psychciatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles
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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, Clothing
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
55 cm (Width), 107 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
20 cm (Length), 2 cm (Width), 1.5 cm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Dimensions
1020 mm (Length), 750 mm (Width)
Measurement from Conservation
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References
card with exhibit.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Underwear, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services
