Summary
Alternative Name(s): Strong Dress
Heavy cotton quilted strong dress worn by agitated or violent female patients in a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1900. The reinforced fabric made destruction of the garment difficult.
Physical Description
Blue (faded) very heavy cotton dress, lined and quilted. Has black stitching. Gathered skirt and waistband, round neck with stand-up collar. Back has eyelets to waist. Long sleeves.
Significance
Example of clothing worn by female patients at Victorian mental health hospitals.
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
-
Place & Date Used
-
Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Clothing
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Overall Dimensions
86 cm (Length), 125 cm (Height)
-
Keywords
Psychiatric Hospitals, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services
