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Straitjacket - Mayday Hills Hospital, Cream Canvas, circa 1900
Reg. No: SH 923186
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- Summary:
- Heavy cream canvas straitjacket worn by some female patients as a restraining device at a mental health hospital - Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900. Alternative Name(s): Straightjacket
- Description:
- Well-worn and much-mended straitjacket made from heavy cream canvas; mended at different times with blue-striped canvas and red-striped canvas. Neckline has been padded with stockinet to minimise chafing. Pockets have been replaced and jacket has been patched, darned and re-darned. Jacket is fastened by six metal buckles on leather straps; sleeves end in deep pockets. Jacket has been subjected to immense pulling pressure at the shoulders.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mayday Hills Mental Hospital, 1992
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 91.00 cm (Height), 49.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | building security, mental health, mental health institutions, psychiatric hospitals |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Institutions of the Past, Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Clinical |
| Tertiary Classification: | restraints |
| Inscriptions: | Inscribed with large letters on back: F2. (for Female Ward 2). |
| Manufacturer: | Mayday Hills Mental Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
| Place & Date Used: | Mayday Hills Mental Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
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