Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Education Artifacts
Classification
Education
Accession Number
000003399
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 shows one food group, protein containing substances; at left are colour illustrations of some common foods in this group, such as meat, dairy, beans and nuts; 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.
Printed on sticker on bottom right: "DENOYER-GEPPERT COMPANY // MADE - CHICAGO - U.S.A."; printed on sticker at top right: "TNN1 // FOODS AND HEALTH - I"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-7
Dimension Notes
Length 1.18 m x Width 93.0 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Linen fraying at sides; purple tie is faded; brown marks on back, at edges; poster is stiff and creased from being rolled, does not lie flat on its own