A candy striper's uniform apron with a pink and white pattern of narrow vertical stripes; it has a square neckline and a high waist; a loop at the top goes over the wearer's head and a band at each side wraps around the body to tie at the back.
A candy striper's uniform apron with a pink and white pattern of narrow vertical stripes; it has a square neckline and a high waist; a loop at the top goes over the wearer's head and a band at each side wraps around the body to tie at the back.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Veronica Padfield-Harris while working as a 'candy striper' volunteer at Kingston General Hospital.
"A Short History of the Women's Aid of the Kingston General Hospital 1905-1968," by Mary I. Campbell, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Research Facts
Candy stripers, named for the appearance of their uniforms, were usually teenage girls who volunteered in the hospital and performed a variety of duties associsted with patient care. Duties varied from delivering lirbrary books, reading to patients, offering glass of water, and others. This uniform apron was worn by a candy striper at Kingston General Hospital.