Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Nursing
Commemorative
Accession Number
995002092
Description
Class ring made of gold; the outside front of the ring has the Kingston General Hospital crest complete with a red enamelled cross and the date 1940 in raised numbers; the inside of the ring has the owner's initials (R. E. A.) engraved into it and the manufacturer's stamp.
Class ring made of gold; the outside front of the ring has the Kingston General Hospital crest complete with a red enamelled cross and the date 1940 in raised numbers; the inside of the ring has the owner's initials (R. E. A.) engraved into it and the manufacturer's stamp.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Rowena Emily Atkins graduate of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1940.
Maker
S. B. Ltd.
Dates
1940
circa 1940
Date Remarks
Date is on the ring itself
Material
metal: yellow
enamel: red
Inscriptions
Engraved on front: "KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL // 19 // 40"; stamped into the inside bottom of the ring is "10K S.B. Ltd."; engraved on inside front: "R. E. A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-2 Box 1
Length
1.5 cm
Depth
2.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 1.5 cm. x Depth: 2.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
The ring was slightly tarnished; there are very minor scratches on the band
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
The first graduating class of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was in 1888; the school was created in order to educate nurses as the demand for them increased, as well as providing a labour force to the hospital. When the first nurses graduated, they were given a certificate of completion, twenty five dollars, and a nursing medal. Over the years, nurses were sometimes given pins and/or rings to commemorate their graduation from the school.
Exhibit History
Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2005 Special exhibit, Museum of Health Care, 20 May 2005-24 June 2005