Clothing in a late-18th/early-19th-century mental asylum; insanity and discharge from the military

[kahteh]

This may be a bit of a long shot (and it's for a really, really little detail), but I figured if anyone would know, it'd be you folks.

Location: Probably irrelevant, but I'll say either Western Europe or North America.

Time: Late 18th century to early 19th century (i.e. about 1775 - 1815)

Search Terms Used (q. 1): "18th century madhouse" (also

Comments

[reapermum]

Try using "Bedlam" as a search term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlem_Royal_Hospital

[kahteh]

Thanks- I've already indirectly done so, through one of my other searches (which was how I found the Rake's Progress pictures), but it didn't really give me either answer...

[kahteh]

...or rather, I'd already found the Wikipedia article. But I'll use that as another line of inquiry- thanks!

[corvid]

http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/01.htm#4.13.TA - This is part of a massive website that has hundreds of hyperlinks. I remember seeing mention of patients wearing shifts.

You'll probably find hundreds of interesting details if you poke around.

[kahteh]

Oooh, thanks for that!

[kahteh]

Thanks- I'll look into that!

[kutsuwamushi]

Please edit your post to remove the strike tags. Just adding a note that you have your answer is sufficient; you don't need to make your post unreadable!

[kahteh]

Done. Didn't realise that wasn't allowed- sorry! (Also sorry this took a while... I've been away for the last couple of days.)