{"product_id":"untitled-jun25_18-32-47","title":"Authentic Asylum Crematory Tag Shadow Box | Handmade Macabre Art | Psychiatric Hospital Artifact","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn authentic crematory identification tag from the former \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarlem Valley State Hospital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves as the centerpiece of this one-of-a-kind handmade shadow box.🖤\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocated in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWingdale, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Harlem Valley State Hospital operated from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1924 to 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The property was originally intended to become \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWingdale Prison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but was instead repurposed into a psychiatric hospital. Spanning nearly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e800 acres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with more than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e80 buildings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the institution housed thousands of patients throughout its history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd like many psychiatric hospitals of its era, Harlem Valley became known for treatments that are now considered controversial, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einsulin shock therapy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eelectroconvulsive therapy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and later \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrontal lobotomies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Dr. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalter Freeman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who helped popularize the transorbital (“ice pick”) lobotomy in the United States, performed demonstrations at Harlem Valley, and the hospital became one of New York’s notable institutions associated with the procedure. The grounds have since become the subject of historical research, urban exploration, and paranormal folklore, with many visitors describing the property as deeply unsettling…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandcrafted using an authentic Harlem Valley crematory identification tag, vintage dental resin teeth, natural raccoon and bobcat vertebrae and teeth, rusted barbed wire, and black lace, this piece preserves a fragment of institutional history through macabre art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery material was intentionally selected to complement the history of the tag while creating a display that feels haunting, timeless, and worthy of remembrance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖤 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of a kind🖤 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehandcrafted around an authentic Harlem Valley State Hospital crematory identification tag, preserving a tangible piece of psychiatric and funerary history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🪦The original identification number is unique to this tag, ensuring no other piece can ever be exactly the same.🪦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Authentic Harlem Valley State Hospital crematory identification tag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Handmade shadow box display\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Vintage dental resin teeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Natural raccoon \u0026amp; bobcat vertebrae \u0026amp; teeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Rusted barbed wire, black lace \u0026amp; velvet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Natural \u0026amp; ethically sourced materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Ready to display (stand or hang)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Handmade by Grave Relics Macabre 🪦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Perfect for collectors of psychiatric history, mortuary or medical antiques, oddities, Gothic home decor, curiosity cabinets, and lovers of the unusual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grave Relics \u0026 Macabre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45134990868566,"sku":null,"price":138.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/7466\/7862\/files\/A1839B3D-DE8F-4436-B0EB-951BC36C9CD5.jpg?v=1782434413","url":"https:\/\/graverelicsmacabre.com\/products\/untitled-jun25_18-32-47","provider":"Grave Relics \u0026 Macabre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}