Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Classification
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Accession Number
995002169
Description
White cotton fabric nurse’s apron; gathered dirndl-style with two hand made button holes in waistband; waistband and hem marked with black ink “LORD”; “M & M” printed in black on front; open back; length from centre back to bottom of hem 86.2 cm; total hem length 179.0 cm; hem width 16.7 cm; waist…
White cotton fabric nurse’s apron; gathered dirndl-style with two hand made button holes in waistband; waistband and hem marked with black ink “LORD”; “M & M” printed in black on front; open back; length from centre back to bottom of hem 86.2 cm; total hem length 179.0 cm; hem width 16.7 cm; waistband width 5.6 cm.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Apron belonged to Lillian Lord
Dates
1914
1924
1914-1924
Date Remarks
Based on 1919 graduation date of Lillian Lord from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing
Material
fabric: white, black
Inscriptions
Written in black ink on waistband: "LORD" ; black " M & M" print on front of apron
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007 Closet I
Length
89.2 cm
Width
87.1 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 89.2 cm x Width 87.1 cm
Condition Remarks
Yellowed square-shaped patch on front of apron; circular brown stains on hem and near waistband
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Websites
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
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
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.