Search the collections
Similar items over time
Plate - Metal, circa 1900
Reg. No: SH 923201
Previous Page
Next Page
- Summary:
- Mteal plate used by patients for dining in a mental health hospital Mayday Hills Hospital, formerly Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in Beechworth Victoria Australia circa 1900. Used in ward (F4) for female patients.
- Description:
- Round aluminium (not sure if this is right - looks like tin) plate with wide, flat rim and shallow bowl. Rim is stamped with inscription F4.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mayday Hills Mental Hospital
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 3.90 cm (Width), 25.80 cm (Diameter) |
More information
| Tagged with: | hospitals, mental health, mental health institutions |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Institutions of the Past, Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | food & drink consumption |
| Inscriptions: | Stamped on rim, incised "F4": stamped base c., incised "(Illegible.) MARK". |
| Place & Date Used: | Beechworth Mental Hospital (Beechworth Asylum), Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
Add your question or comment