Nurse's Cap

nurse's cap

Name/Title

Nurse's Cap

Entry/Object ID

2005.46.6

Description

The unfolded nurses cap takes the form of a large rectangle with a smaller rectangle positioned perpendicularly at the center on one side. This side of the cap is equipped with two buttonholes, providing functionality for securing the cap in place. The cap is heavily starched. The cap bears the signatures of its owner in two places: "Beatrice Jones" and the abbreviated form "B. Jones." Additionally, a tag is attached to the cap, displaying the trademark "ANGELICA."

Context

Worn by Beatrice Jones Woods as a nurse at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2005.46

Source or Donor

Rogers, Anita Joan Wood (b. 1948)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Beatrice Ethel Jones Woods

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Angelica

Date made

1942

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cap, Nurse's

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

16-1/4 in

Depth

10-7/8 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wood, Beatrice Ethel Jones (1919-2004)

Person or Organization

Gifford Medical Center

Related Places

Place

Town

Randolph

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America