A blue and white cambray cotton laundry bag with horizontal stripes and a draw string at the mouth; Valleau's name stitched in ornate red letters on a white rectangular patch sewn to the centre of the bag.
A blue and white cambray cotton laundry bag with horizontal stripes and a draw string at the mouth; Valleau's name stitched in ornate red letters on a white rectangular patch sewn to the centre of the bag.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Graduate Class of 1928
Dates
1925
1928
circa 1925-1928
Date Remarks
Used while Valleau was at Kingston General Hospital, 1925-1928
Material
fabric: white; blue; red
Inscriptions
"Nora Valleau"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007 Closet M
Length
69.5 cm
Width
60.0 cm
Depth
0.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 69.5 cm. x Width 60.0 cm. x Depth 0.4 cm.
Condition Remarks
#1: Bag is in pristine condition
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
"Oral History Transcript for Nora Valleau" by Rona Rustige
Research Facts
Nurses' laundry was done off premises (likely at Lee's Laundry and Cleaners at 61 Division Street in Kingston); Ann Baillie provided each nurse with a list of items required, including two laundry bags; Valleau did the ornate stitching on the one in the collection; the other bag was not considered "as good" and was used for other purposes; when one bag was being filled, the other was at the laundry