Gold over sterling graduation class pin for a nurse's uniform cap consists of two pieces joined by a fine gold chain, the main piece is a modified design to imitate the Kingston General Hospital maltese cross design and the smaller piece has the graduation year; pin clasp closure on both parts.
Gold over sterling graduation class pin for a nurse's uniform cap consists of two pieces joined by a fine gold chain, the main piece is a modified design to imitate the Kingston General Hospital maltese cross design and the smaller piece has the graduation year; pin clasp closure on both parts.
Embossed on front: "K G H // 71"; Imprinted on back: "K d'E // STERLING".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007 Closet C
Temporary Location
Exhibit: "For Service to Humanity: Nursing Education at Kingston General Hospital" Nov 13, 2008.
Length
6.5 cm
Width
1.0 cm
Depth
0.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 6.5 cm x Width 1.0 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
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
Donor received this cap during nurse's training at Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1971. Local jeweler and diamond merchant, Kinnear d'Esterre created custom jewellery.
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.