Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Nursing
Classification
Commemorative
Nursing
Accession Number
995002110
Description
A Burgundy coloured square pillow; made out of felt; machine made; fringed; with white Kingston General Hospital lettering on one side, and a white border and a round orange and white Kingston General Hospital logo on the other; stuffed with feathers.
A Burgundy coloured square pillow; made out of felt; machine made; fringed; with white Kingston General Hospital lettering on one side, and a white border and a round orange and white Kingston General Hospital logo on the other; stuffed with feathers.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to Edna (Rolston) Purvis who received it as a gift from a boyfriend in 1914; donated to Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae by Edna's niece Eleanor (Cowan) Pierce in 1948.
There are white pieces of fabric in the shape of the letters "K.G.H." on one side, and a logo with the same letters superimposed over one another on the other.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C4-3
Temporary Location
To exhibit: "For Service to Humanity", Nursing Gallery: restored Room 1016, Museum of Health Care, 13 Nov. 2008.
Length
53.0 cm
Width
53.0 cm
Depth
9.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 53.0 cm x Width 53.0 cm x Depth 9.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Some of the stitching has come undone, and there are a few holes throughout the object.