Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Mental Health
Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Classification
Mental Health
Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health, Hospital
Mental Health, Treatment
Accession Number
000003059
Description
Handmade crochet white cotton doily with a 8.0 cm x 7.5 cm piece of cream textile in the centre and delicate crochet patern creating four rounded corners making the centre fabric turn on the diagonal.
Handmade crochet white cotton doily with a 8.0 cm x 7.5 cm piece of cream textile in the centre and delicate crochet patern creating four rounded corners making the centre fabric turn on the diagonal.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital.
Material
fabric: cream
Inscriptions
None
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-V1-2
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 20.3 x Width 20.3 x Depth 0.2 cm
Condition Remarks
2007: repaired small gaps and broken links; mounted on acid free matboard with white cotton flannette under a top layer of blue poly cotton fabric for stability
#1: Center cloth shows minor wear; no tears, but two small holes are visible; the crocheted border is broken in several places and one corner is unravelling
Possibly made by a patient as occupational therapy.
Exhibit History
On display, Providence Continuing Care Centre: "Rockwood Asylum: Refuge and Renewal 1878–1905" from Feb. 13, 2007 to 24 Nov 2016. In case 3 of exhibit "Asylum" The Story of Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, Dec. 5, 2000.