Historical information
Worn by patients at Sunbury Asylum.
Physical description
Straight jacket made from unbleached canvas. Sleeves stitched into pocket-like patches on sides. Front closed with four pairs of ties and brass screw fittings. Waist has broad band with two pairs of ties and brass fittings.
Inscriptions & markings
Front left breast, handwritten "Canvas Locked jacket" inside right back neckline "S.T.C. M-6A"