Glasgow Lunatic Asylum
Etching
1810s (published)
1810s (published)
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| Place of origin |
This hospital first opened as the Glasgow Lunatic Asylum in 1814. Its name has changed many times over the decades reflecting the evolving nature of language to describe mental health facilities and the patronage of such institutions. In 1824 it became the Glasgow Royal Lunatic Asylum. Replaced by a new hospital in 1843, this was renamed the Glasgow Royal Mental Hospital in 1931 and finally the Gartnavel Royal Hospital in 1963 under which name it still operates today as a specialist provider of healthcare for mental illness.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Glasgow Lunatic Asylum (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | William Stark, engraved by Robert Scott. Glasgow Lunatic Asylum. Published in Edinburgh, 1810s |
| Physical description | Print, lettered with title and 'Willm. Stark Archt. R. Scott sculpt. Edinr.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Willm. Stark Archt. R. Scott sculpt. Edinr.' (Lettered with title and) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Blanche F. R. Lecluse in memory of her father, Mr. Alphonse Auguste Edmond Lecluse |
| Summary | This hospital first opened as the Glasgow Lunatic Asylum in 1814. Its name has changed many times over the decades reflecting the evolving nature of language to describe mental health facilities and the patronage of such institutions. In 1824 it became the Glasgow Royal Lunatic Asylum. Replaced by a new hospital in 1843, this was renamed the Glasgow Royal Mental Hospital in 1931 and finally the Gartnavel Royal Hospital in 1963 under which name it still operates today as a specialist provider of healthcare for mental illness. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.653-1955 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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