Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Classification
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Accession Number
995002171
Description
White cotton fabric nurse’s apron; gathered dirndl-style with six machine made button holes in waistband; waistband marked with black ink “1939” and red labels “Elizabeth Allen” “Made by Lac Mac London. Can”; open back; length from centre back to bottom of hem 71.0 cm; total hem length 153.0 cm; he…
White cotton fabric nurse’s apron; gathered dirndl-style with six machine made button holes in waistband; waistband marked with black ink “1939” and red labels “Elizabeth Allen” “Made by Lac Mac London. Can”; open back; length from centre back to bottom of hem 71.0 cm; total hem length 153.0 cm; hem width 10.7 cm; waistband width 6.8 cm.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae
Written in black ink on waistband "1939" ; red labels sewn on "Elizabeth Allen" // "Made by Lac Mac London. Can"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007 Closet I
Length
75.8 cm
Width
71.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 75.8 cm x Width 71.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Discolouration on waistband
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Websites
Reference Comments
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.