White cotton machine sewn starched one-piece nursing sister's WWII military uniform apron; stitching is white; has two large applied pockets on either hip under the waist band; bib is small and has two long shoulder straps that extend over and behind shoulders; one brown metal button covered in fab…
White cotton machine sewn starched one-piece nursing sister's WWII military uniform apron; stitching is white; has two large applied pockets on either hip under the waist band; bib is small and has two long shoulder straps that extend over and behind shoulders; one brown metal button covered in fabric is sewn onto the end of each strap; right side of waist band has two button holes; left side of waist band has one button hole and a sew-through brown metal button covered in white fabric; white name tag with blue print is stitched onto inside of waist band; name and a number are written in black ink on waist band; a silver-coloured metal clasp is also stitched onto the opening of the waist bad; open hem measurement 160.8 cm; waist to hem measurement 67.2 cm; top of bib to hem 84.0 cm; shoulder strap length 70.1 cm; bib width 24.4 cm; waist circumference 68.0 cm.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Nursing Sister Miriam Hartrick.
Dates
1939
1945
circa 1939-1945
Date Remarks
Duration of World War II.
Material
fabric: white, blue
metal: brown, silver-coloured
Inscriptions
black ink on waist band: "Miriam E. Hartrick // E91"
on name tag: "Miriam E. Hartrick"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-
Length
154.1 cm
Width
80.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 154.1 cm x 80.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Apron is very clean; slightly wrinkled; very few signs of wear.
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Museum
Reference Comments
“Nursing Sister’s apron, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC),” Museum of Health Care. http://artefact.museumofhealthcare.ca/?p=79
Research Facts
Miriam E. Hartrick graduated from the Kingston School of Nursing in 1931.
More than 4000 women served as military nurses during the Second World War playing a vital role in the care and comfort of wounded soldiers, sailors, and airmen. As commissioned officers known by rank and title as Nursing Sisters, they served as fully-integrated members of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Most of them worked overseas in military hospitals and casualty clearing stations. After the lean years of the 1930s when there were few available positions for graduate nurses, even with the dangers of warfare, military nursing offered a job with a good salary, benefits, status, and a chance to travel.