Nurse Wear Hose

Clothing/Dress/Costume

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Nurse Wear Hose

Entry/Object ID

2011.697

Description

One pair of white, cotton hosiery, specifically for nurses. Each stocking has a ruffled horizontal pattern towards the top. One stocking has as the manufacturer information both on the stocking and on a sticker on the stocking

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hosiery

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Nurse Wear

Time Period

20th Century

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Upper portion of one of the stockings.

Transcription

Nurse Wear / Exclusively for Nurses / Fine Mercerized Cotton

Language

English

Type

Seal

Location

Upper portion of the same stocking with the maker's mark

Transcription

Nurse Wear / "Germa-Sized" Hosiery / Germicidal properties tested and approved by the U.S. Testing Company, Inc. [seal for U.S. Testing Company, Inc.]

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stocking

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hosiery

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

125

Dimensions

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

33-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Width measurement taken at top.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Exhibition

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 1