White starched cuffs belonging to Ann Baillie; with Ann Baillie's signature to interior
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - Size: Length 10.5 cm. x Diameter 7.0 cm.
b - Size:
Provenance
Cuffs worn by Ann Baillie during student days
Dates
1907
1910
circa 1907-1910
Date Remarks
Date of Ann Baillie's student days
Material
fabric: white
Inscriptions
Signature to interior: "A. Baillie"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-5
Temporary Location
To exhibit: "For Service to Humanity", Nursing Gallery: Showcase West, Museum of Health Care, 13 Nov. 2008.
Condition Remarks
No damage from being on exhibit; suitable to put back on exhibit
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Article
Websites
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston, "Info Re KGH Nursing Uniforms"
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
Andrea Melvin, “Badges of Honour or Devices of Control?: Nursing Uniforms at Kingston General Hospital Training School for Nurses,” Dr. Margaret Angus Research Fellowship, 2008. Museum of Health Care at Kingston.
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. Nurse’s uniforms had many elements, and some had detachable collars, bibs, and cuffs. Nurses would often remove their cuffs when they got in the way of tasks, but would put them immediately back on when superiors or the public were around.
Exhibit History
09/1995 - Jan. 19 2001, Hall of Honour; on exhibit at Museum, Jan. 22, 2001-June 9, 2008.