A poem dedciated to nurses (a) printed on a single sheet of white paper rolled up with a piece of red fabric (b) tied in a knot.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - paper - Size: Length 28.0 cm x Width 21.5 cm
b - tie - Size: Length 4.2 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
Provenance
Composed by Gertrude Reid Gibson in 1935.
Maker
Gertrude Reid Gibson
Dates
1935
circa 1935
Date Remarks
Donor's remarks
Material
paper: white
ink: black
fabric: red
Inscriptions
Typed in ink on front of paper, "My Nurses // I am not a poet, I cannot write, // But the spell has come over me to-night, // To pen a dozen lines or more //To my nurses here on Empire IV; etc.."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-5 Box 25
Condition Remarks
Paper stays rolled without tie; wrinkled from handling.