Summary
Uniform cream wool pinafore worn by female patients at a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s.
Physical Description
Pinafore dress made of thick woollen material. Skirt is made of cream wool with light blue thin stripes. The skirt is sewn to a cream wool short-sleeved vest. Dress has been altered and mended at the neckline and shoulder line. Marked in ink at back "F2". Possibly recycled. Machined hem.
Significance
Example of clothing worn by female patients at a Victorian mental health hospital
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 Mayday Hills Hospital, 30 Sep 1992
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Place & Date Used
Beechworth Mental Hospital (Beechworth Asylum), Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s
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Inscriptions
Marked at back, ink "F2" [for Female Ward 2].
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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
50 cm (Length), 101 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services