Restraint Sheet for Mental Patient
- Description (Brief)
- This heavy canvas human restraint is a straight jacket. Straight jackets have been used at least since the 18th century to immobilize psychiatric patients as a method of therapy, punishment, or to protect the patient and others from harm.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1900
- maker
- Hooper, James M.
- Physical Description
- canvas (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 19 in x 20 in; 25.4 cm x 48.26 cm x 50.8 cm
- overall: 94 3/4 in x 36 5/8 in x 3/16 in; 240.665 cm x 93.0275 cm x .47625 cm
- ID Number
- MG.M-12355
- accession number
- 285123
- catalog number
- M-12355
- subject
- Disabilities
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Disabilities
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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