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Stencil Plate - Ballarat Lunatic Asylum, Metal, circa 1900
Reg. No: SH 850031
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- Summary:
- Square metal stencil plate used for labelling objects 'Ballarat Lunatic Asylum', circa 1900. Used at the Ballarat Lunatic Asylum, a mental health hospital in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
- Description:
- Square metal stencil-plate with lettering cut in a circular shape. There is an almost indecipherable semi-circular stamp-mark on the top edge.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Lakeside Mental Hospital
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 14.00 cm (Width), 14.70 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | mental health, mental health institutions, psychiatric services, signage |
| 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 - Administration |
| Tertiary Classification: | labelling |
| Inscriptions: | Text: BALLARAT LUNATIC ASYLUM. |
| Date Made: | circa 1890 |
| Place & Date Used: | Ballarat Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, post 1893 |
| References: | Card with the display |
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