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Cap - Padded, Cotton & Kapok, circa 1900
Reg. No: SH 850293
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- Summary:
- Alternative Name(s): Hat, Helmet
Cotton cap padded with kapok used in a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1900. Padded caps were used by patients to minimise head injuries, particularly when they experienced epileptic seizures. - Description:
- Double layered cap made with strong cotton as outer lining and wool as inner lining; kapok for padding and cotton strap band on top and both sides. Rougly repaired (?) with black machine stitch around lower edge.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 11.00 cm (Width), 26.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | headwear, psychiatric hospitals |
| 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 - Clinical |
| Tertiary Classification: | restraints |
| Place & Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
| References: | oral history. |
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