Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Nursing
Commemorative
Accession Number
995002103
Description
Gold decorative ring with a flat rectangular section attached to the front; this section is decorated and identifies the ring as a Kingston General Hospital 1931 Nursing graduate ring; the ring also has the Kingston General Hospital logo of an anchor with a crown on the top and a red cross in the c…
Gold decorative ring with a flat rectangular section attached to the front; this section is decorated and identifies the ring as a Kingston General Hospital 1931 Nursing graduate ring; the ring also has the Kingston General Hospital logo of an anchor with a crown on the top and a red cross in the centre; the sides of the ring have a floral design; custom made from local jeweler, Kinnear D'Esterre.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Ellen Priscilla Dodd, graduate of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1931. The ring is in jewellery box 995.002.046, along with pins 995.002.104 and .105.
Maker
K & D
Dates
1931
circa 1931
Date Remarks
Date engraved on ring
Material
metal: yellow
enamel: red
Inscriptions
The inside front of the ring is engraved with the letters "PD" and stamped, "14k // K & D"; the front outside of the ring has raised letters, "KGH // 31" and an anchor with an enamelled cross on top of it; the sides of the ring have a stamped floral design
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-2
Length
2.1 cm
Width
2.7 cm
Diameter
1.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 2.1 cm. x Width: 2.7 cm. x Diameter: 1.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
The ring shows only very minor wear and tarnish; the enamel is complete and undamaged
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
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 2006 Special Exhibit @ Museum of Health Care: April 19, 2006-May 30, 2007