Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Education Artifacts
Classification
Education
Accession Number
000003393
Description
Educational poster showing nutritional content and information of some common foods; white paper with white linen backing between two brown wooden cylindrical supports at top and bottom; supports are split into two pieces, held together by staples; poster is inserted into each support, along with a…
Educational poster showing nutritional content and information of some common foods; white paper with white linen backing between two brown wooden cylindrical supports at top and bottom; supports are split into two pieces, held together by staples; poster is inserted into each support, along with a purple and blue piece of fabric at top centre used for tying rolled poster; yellow metal hook attached to fabric tie to hang poster on wall; poster is divided into three food groups: fats, carbohydrates, and fruits and vegetables; at left are colour illustrations of some common foods in those groups; coloured bars printed with red, yellow, green, blue and brown ink show the percentage of protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, and fibrous material in foods; dashes and crosses show relative amount of vitamins A, B, C, and D; calories given for 100 g serving; gold sticker affixed to bottom right states manufacturer's information; sticker at top right affixed to wooden support states subject of chart.
ink: green, blue, yellow, red, brown, black , orange
wood: brown
fabric: white, blue, purple
metal: yellow, silver
Inscriptions
Printed on sticker on bottom right: "DENOYER-GEPPERT COMPANY // MADE - CHICAGO - U.S.A."; printed on sticker at top right: "TNN2 // FOODS AND HEALTH - II"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-8
Dimension Notes
Length 1.18 m x Width 93.0 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Linen is fraying at right edge; blue tie faded to purple in places; brown marks and mold visible on back of poster, top front of poster and at edges; 3.5 cm tear at top middle; poster is stiff and creased from being rolled; does not stay flat on its own