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cape, nursing

human history
  • Other Name

    Auckland Hospital red nursing cape, circa 1986-89

  • Description

    Staff Nurse red nursing cape used at Auckland Hospital [1980s]

    brief red woollen cloth; long cape; small stand-up collar; fastens with two red plastic buttons at front; two shoulder straps with red plastic buttons; lined to waist length

    maker's label inside neck: woven cloth: "thimble / OF SYDNEY / MADE IN N.Z."

    hospital and name labels stitched onto lining inside back: a) printed in black: AUCKLAND / HOSPITAL; b: name label: in ink: S/N [and five lines with successive names that have been crossed out]

  • Place
    [Auckland]/New Zealand
  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    2007.36.2
  • Accession Date
    17 May 2007
  • Department

    History

    Social History

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  • red nursing cape, Auckland Hospital, 1980s [2007.36.2] front view
  • red nursing cape, Auckland Hospital, 1980s [2007.36.2] back view
  • red nursing cape, Auckland Hospital, 1980s [2007.36.2] interior view
  • red nursing cape, Auckland Hospital, 1980s [2007.36.2] shoulder detail
  • red nursing cape, Auckland Hospital, 1980s [2007.36.2] label detail
  • red nursing cape, Auckland Hospital, 1980s [2007.36.2] label detail
  • red nursing cape, Auckland Hospital, 1980s [2007.36.2] interior view

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