Summary
Dress - Maroon Wool, circa 1940. Worn by a patient in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
Physical Description
Maroon woollen dress fastening with 3 buttons to waist, slightly flared skirt, long sleeves with buttoned cuffs, blue collar and top pocket. Opening on side of waist fastens with hook and eye. Belt is missing.
Significance
Example of clothing worn by patients in psychiatric 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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Inscriptions
F4/AS on tag below collar
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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
67 cm (Length), 94 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
880 mm (Width), 930 mm (Height)
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References
oral history.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Uniforms, Making History - Psych Services
