Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Surgery, Instrumentation
Surgery
Classification
Surgery, instrumentation
Supplies, Hospital
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
000003171
Description
This is a one-piece operating gown, with long sleeves and knitted cuffs, a closed front, and an open back with four twill tape ties; it has a thin, flat collar, and a strip of cloth sewn to the front midsection of the gown, its two ends loose, to serve as an additional tie; a white cloth label is s…
This is a one-piece operating gown, with long sleeves and knitted cuffs, a closed front, and an open back with four twill tape ties; it has a thin, flat collar, and a strip of cloth sewn to the front midsection of the gown, its two ends loose, to serve as an additional tie; a white cloth label is sewn to the inner side of the collar; the hemline of the gown is straight.
The white cloth label sewn in the inner surface of the collar reads, "SIZE 44 // EYEREST // Lac-Mac // green // LONDON // PRE-SHRUNK // VATDYED"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007 Closet G
Length
129.5 cm
Width
183.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 129.5 cm x Width 183.0 cm
Condition Remarks
#1: This gown had never been worn; there had been no significant colour fading, and no tears or holes; the gown was creased from having been folded in storage; there were a few loose threads; there was a small deposit, 2 cm x 2 cm, on the front of the garment near the bottom hem.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," the J. F. Hartz Co., 1960, p. 263 (similar to item #E)