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Dress - Maroon Wool, circa 1940
Reg. No: SH 850438
- Summary:
- Dress - Maroon Wool, circa 1940. Worn by a patient in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
- 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.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 94.00 cm (Height), 67.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | psychiatric hospitals, hospitals, uniforms |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, Psychiatric Services Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Clothing & Textiles Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | clothing |
| Inscriptions: | F4/AS on tag below collar |
| Place & Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, Circa 1940 |
| References: | oral history. |
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