Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Classification
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Accession Number
004014017
Description
One-piece long white cotton nurse’s long sleeved shirt waist style uniform with notched collar; box pleated bodice; barrel cuffs with two 1.2 cm white plastic button sleeve closures; ladies size 12; fastened with ten 1.4 cm white plastic buttons; back kick pleat; front slash pockets; hem width 1.23…
One-piece long white cotton nurse’s long sleeved shirt waist style uniform with notched collar; box pleated bodice; barrel cuffs with two 1.2 cm white plastic button sleeve closures; ladies size 12; fastened with ten 1.4 cm white plastic buttons; back kick pleat; front slash pockets; hem width 1.23 m; skirt length from waist seam to hem 62.5 cm; neck center back to hem 1.06 m; chest circumference 92.0 cm; waist circumference 66.0 cm; set-in half belt fastened with one 1.4 cm white plastic button.
"THE GRADUATE 12 // UNIFORMS // REGISTERED // OF TORONTO // WASH AND WEAR" printed on label sewn on inside of neckline; hand-written into inside centre front front button hole extension at waist is "E. SMITH"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007 Closet A
Length
106.0 cm
Width
56.0 cm
Depth
0.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 106.0 cm x Width 56.0 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Four minor small possibly blood stains on right underarm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Websites
Reference Comments
Donor's remarks
Canadian Museum of History, "Symbol of a Profession: One Hundred Years of Nurses' Caps," https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/infirm/inint01e.html
"For Service to Humanity: Nursing Education at Kingston General Hospital," Museum of Health Care. https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/explore/exhibitions/forservicetohumanity.html
Research Facts
Kingston Psychiatric Hospital originally founded as Rockwood Asylum in 1857; became Ontario Hospital - Kingston in 1920; became Kingston Psychiatric Hospital in 1965; as part of the reform of mental health care in Ontario, facility was renamed the Providence Continuing Care Centre in March 2001.
Throughout the twentieth century, nurses' uniforms changed, in particular with the rising of hemlines. The nurse's uniform was generally white, and Kingston General Hospital uniforms were once known for "turkey red" hemlines. Different levels of nursing education had different uniforms, in particular different caps, as graduate nurses had black bands on their caps to indicate their level of education.
Exhibit History
On exhibit 100TH Anniversary of Public Health Canada, Ottawa L-2019-7 27 Nov – 2 Dec 2019