A Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of '47 graduation pin; the pin has an oval face, painted black and has a raised Kingston General Hospital crest in the centre with an anchor and crown.
A Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of '47 graduation pin; the pin has an oval face, painted black and has a raised Kingston General Hospital crest in the centre with an anchor and crown.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by the donor's mother, Joan Stewart Prichard, a graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1947.
Maker
Birks Ellis
Dates
1947
circa 1947
Date Remarks
Joan Steward Prichard graduated in 1947; the pin is dated 1947.
Material
metal: black, yellow
Inscriptions
"KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL // CLASS OF '47" printed in raised letters around the face of the pin; "BIRKS ELLIS // STERLING" engraved on the back of the pin
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Length
1.5 cm
Width
1.1 cm
Depth
0.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 1.5 cm x Width 1.1 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Some minor tarnishing on the back.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
The first official graduating class of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was in 1888; the school was created in order to educate nurses as the demand for them increased, as well as providing a labour force to the hospital. When the first nurses graduated, they were given a certificate of completion, twenty five dollars, and a nursing medal. Over the years, nurses were sometimes given pins and/or rings or other memorabilia to commemorate their graduation from the school.