Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Mental Health
Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Classification
Mental Health
Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health, Treatment
Accession Number
000003010
Description
Copper sheet embossed with design of two kittens playing with a ball of yarn and gazing at a dragonfly in the air in wood frame; frame with mitered corners with a three step layer design is nailed at corners; reverse with white coreplast backing and four finishing nails to hold in to frame
Copper sheet embossed with design of two kittens playing with a ball of yarn and gazing at a dragonfly in the air in wood frame; frame with mitered corners with a three step layer design is nailed at corners; reverse with white coreplast backing and four finishing nails to hold in to frame
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital.
Dates
1970
1980
circa 1970-1980
Material
metal: copper
wood: brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-1
Temporary Location
On exhibit “Custodial to Curative Care: Rockwood and the Evolution of Mental Health Treatment” at Museum of Health Care, 30 June 2023.
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 25.8 cm x Width 20.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal shows minor tarnishing on the front; frame shows very minor wear
Copy Type
artisan
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Connie Cox, retired KPH nurse
Research Facts
Example of patient artwork used in occupational therapy. This kitten design was a stock pattern from the 1970s.This example was finely completed and shows all of the fine details of the kittens fur and yarn strings.
Exhibit History
In case 5 of exhibit "Asylum," the Story of Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, Dec. 5, 2000; Main lobby, Westwood building, K.P.H.