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[1999.267.53] nurse's cap
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Nurse's Cap, 1999.267.53, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital
CD2001-60
S2001-21
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nurse's cap
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| Accession Number |
1999.267 |
| Catalogue Number |
1999.267.53 |
| Museum |
CMH |
| Collection |
The Gloria Barwell Kay Nurses' Caps Collection
Canadian Nursing History Collection
Collection Search
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| Person / School / Hospital |
Associated institution, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital
Associated party, Kay (née Barwell) , B.SC., B.A., M.S.C.N., Mrs. Gloria Violet
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| Place of Use |
Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province - Ontario, Municipality - Toronto, Township / District - York, County of
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| Measurements |
Height 12.5 cm, Length 14.3 cm, Width 23.0 cm |
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| Caption |
Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital School of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Gloria (Barwell) Kay, Graduated 1951 |
| Additional Information |
Until the 1970s, trained nurses were instantly recognized by their caps. Each school and hospital had its own cap design and means of indicating the level of training. Today this symbol of knowledge and caring has all but disappeared. Gloria Kay, a retired nurse, believed that the caps should be preserved, and in 1974 began a collection of caps, which nurses all across Canada sent to her. Excerpt from exhibition text: Symbol of a Profession: A Century of Nurses' Caps, February 2001 to January 2003 |
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CD2001-60
S2001-22
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Gloria (Barwell) Kay, 1951
CD2008-0094
IMG2008-0067-0043-Dm
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"The Importance of a Nurse's Cap" by Gloria (Barwell) Kay
CD2008-0095
IMG2008-0067-0074-Dm
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