Cape

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cape

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.9

Description

Navy blue wool nurse's cape with red wool lining. It opens at the center front and secures just below the neckline with two self-fabric straps that attach to buttons on either side of the opening. It has a short standing collar embroidered with the inscriptions "M.H.M.H." on the right and "46" on the left (both in yellow). There is an interior slit pocket on the left side. A sewn-in tag at the back neckline reads, "Marvine Neitzel Corp. Quality Capes and Nurses' Apparel Troy, N.Y. U.S.A." and three additional tags create the initials "A E B" with one letter on each tag.

Context

Worn by Amelia Brown Maver of Boltonville, Vermont, at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital during World War II.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.1

Source or Donor

Maver, Kathryn J.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Amelia Brown Maver

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Marvin Neitzel Corporation

Date made

1943 - 1949

Place

City

Troy

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

41 in

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maver, Amelia Brown (1924-2014)

Person or Organization

Mary Hitchcock Hospital

Related Places

Place

Village

Boltonville

Town

Newbury

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Hanover

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War II