a: Ornamental designs inscribed on sterling trowel head; handle is highly polished walnut; b: textured brown paper covering resembling pebbled leather; silver latches tarnished; water silk inside lining on bottom is brittle & broken in places.
a: Ornamental designs inscribed on sterling trowel head; handle is highly polished walnut; b: textured brown paper covering resembling pebbled leather; silver latches tarnished; water silk inside lining on bottom is brittle & broken in places.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - trowel - Size: Length 26.5 cm. x Width 9.8 cm. x Depth 4.0 cm.
b - presentation box - Size: Length 33.0 cm. x Width 11.5 cm. x Depth 4.5 cm.
Dates
1903
circa 1903
Date Remarks
inscribed August 11th, 1903
Material
metal: white
wood: brown
fabric: cream
paper:
Inscriptions
Inscription on trowel: Presented // to // Prof. David H. Marshall // CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF // GOVERNORS of the // KINGSTON HOSPITAL // ON THE LAYING OF THE // Corner Stone // of the // Nurses Home // Aug 11th A.D. // 1903
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C4-2
Condition Remarks
a: very tarnished; prominent fingerprints; handle shows discoloration, possibly from leftover cleaner; b: inside silk bottom is shredding; paper covering shows abrasion along edges; #2: condition largely unchanged; the trowel showed minor tarnish; the top of the box was dusty; #3: wooden box has an odour.
Exhibit History
Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2005 Special exhibit, Museum of Health Care, 20 May 2005-24 June 2005; Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2006 Special Exhibit @ Museum of Health Care: April 19, 2006-May 30, 2007