Summary
Grey cotton dress made with reinforced fabric circa 1930. It was worn as a uniform by a patient at a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia. This dress is an example of uniform worn by female patients in a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia.
Physical Description
Dress made of grey, heavy cotton material with black stitching. Has an un- bleached calico lining and darts in front for shape; a round collar and long wide sleeves with binding inside the sleeve ends. There are four metal buttons down the back.
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
70.5 cm (Length), 24.5 cm (Height)
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References
card with exhibit.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Psychiatric Hospitals, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services
