Dress from a Red Cross Nurse's Uniform
Long-sleeved white cotton long dress with V-neck pleats and pearl buttons down front, worn by Kathleen Herrick, a Red Cross nurse in France, 1914-1918
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Set of First World War Red Cross nurse's uniform belonging to K. Herrick, comprising dress, one plain apron, two Red Cross aprons, five caps, two pairs of removable sleeves, and envelope containing pearl buttons, English, 1914-1918
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Object Number:
- 1982-561/161
- Materials:
- fabric
- type:
- complete uniforms
- credit:
- Mirrielees, Esther
Parts
White cotton nurse's bib apron
Plain white cotton round bib apron with cross straps, worn by Kathleen Herrick, a Red Cross nurse in France, 1915
- Measurements:
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overall: 1400 mm x 1363 mm
- Materials:
- cotton
- Object Number:
- 1982-561/161 Pt2
- type:
- nurse's apron
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
White cotton apron with a red cross
One round bib white cotton apron with cross straps and with fabric red cross sewn into bib, worn by Kathleen Herrick in France, 1914-1918
More
The red cross is an international symbol for first aid. This white cotton apron with a bib was worn by a nurse working in France during the First World War. To cope with the large numbers of wounded men, many women volunteered as nurses or as VADs (Voluntary Aid Detachments) and worked in hospitals behind the front lines in Europe.
Made by Harrods Ltd, the apron was donated as part of an extensive collection of nursing memorabilia belonging to Gertrude Baker (d. 1982).
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1650 mm x 960 mm x 10 mm,
- Materials:
- cotton
- Object Number:
- 1982-561/161 Pt3
- type:
- nurse's apron
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
"Butterfly' triangular nurses' caps
Three "butterfly" triangular caps, fine white linen with embroidered red cross at front, worn by Kathleen Herrick in France, 1914-1918
- Materials:
- caps, linen and red cross, silk
- Object Number:
- 1982-561/161 Pt4
- type:
- caps
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
White square organdie lawn nurses' cap
Plain white square organdie lawn cap, "Sister Dora" brand, worn by Kathleen Herrick, a Red Cross nurse in France, 1914-1918
Envelope containing eleven pearl buttons, England, 1920
Envelope addressed to Kathleen Herrick at the Hospital Anglais in Nice, containing 11 pearl buttons, 1920
More
Inside the envelope, addressed to Miss Kathleen Herrick, a nurse working at the Hospital Anglais in Nice, France, are eleven pearl buttons. Post-marked with the year 1920, Nurse Herrick almost certainly worked during and after the First World War tending to wounded soldiers.
Nurses relied on personal and unofficial supplies for certain items such as buttons, especially during wartime when normal trading was disrupted.
- Measurements:
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overall: 100 mm x 120 mm x 10 mm, .01 kg
- Materials:
- envelope, paper and buttons, metal
- Object Number:
- 1982-561/161 Pt8
- type:
- envelope
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
White cotton bib nurse's apron
One round bib white cotton apron with cross straps and with fabric red cross sawn into bib, worn by Kathleen Herrick in France, 1914-1918
- Materials:
- cotton
- Object Number:
- 1982-561/161 Pt9
- type:
- nurse's apron
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
