Nurse's Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Nurse's Cap

Entry/Object ID

1973.27.4c

Description

Handkerchief-style white nurse's cap. The cap is formed by buttoning three corners together. The front edge of the cap folds back to form a brim and is starched in place. There is a red cross embroidered at the center front.

Context

Worn by Ruby Grace Stone, who trained as a nurse in Burlington, Vermont, during WWI.

Acquisition

Accession

1973.27

Source or Donor

Stone, Lillian Templeton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

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

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stone, Ruby Grace (1886-1924)

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I