Pair of sterling and enamel oval cufflinks (a-b) consists of two oval disks joined by flattened silver loop; face of one disk has a separately applied enameled design for the Kingston General Hospital while the attached companion disk has an enamel insert of three slanted bars of two red and white;…
Pair of sterling and enamel oval cufflinks (a-b) consists of two oval disks joined by flattened silver loop; face of one disk has a separately applied enameled design for the Kingston General Hospital while the attached companion disk has an enamel insert of three slanted bars of two red and white; in original presentation box (c); custom made from local jeweler, Kinnear D'Esterre.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a-b - cufflinks - Size: Length 2.6 cm x Width 1.7 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
On front: "KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL"; on reverse: "STERLING // Kd'E"; inside case: "DIAMOND // MERCHANTS // Kinnear D'Esterre // Kingston".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Temporary Location
Exhibit: "For Service to Humanity: Nursing Education at Kingston General Hospital" Nov 13, 2008.
Condition Remarks
Like new; minor tarnish on reverse.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Marjorie (Norman) Hurtubise
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Cufflinks were given as graduation gifts from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing.
The first 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.