Summary
Dress - Navy Blue Cotton, circa 1940. Worn by a patient in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
Physical Description
Navy-blue cotton dress with fine white vertical stripes. Dress has a shirt collar, fastens down the front with four black buttons, has hook and eye at waistline, opening finishes below the waist. Two darts in front and gathered at the waist. Long sleeves with cuffs and a deep hem.
Significance
Example of clothing worn by patients in a psychiatric hospital 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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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
70 cm (Length), 122 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
840 mm (Width), 1250 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services
