NURSE'S CAP

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c. 1950

Overview

Starched white cotton short nurse's cap, with curved, turned up flap at the front. When flat, the cap is almost oblong in shape. One long edge is gently curved. The other long edge has u-shaped cut-outs on either end which give it a winged appearance when folded.

The cap has three buttonholes on one long edge, one at either end on the point of each 'wing', and one at the centre back. The outer wings were fastened at the centre back with a shaft button and pin. This transformed the flat cap to a three-dimensional shape that perched on the nurse's head, secured to the hair with bobby pins.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-48-OB2016.40

Themes

Medicine & Health

Width

460 mm

Height or length

260 mm

Depth

4 mm

Inscriptions and markings

The cap is labelled 'N. M. Yelverton' in fine black handwriting.

Contextual Information

The cap is one of four nurse's caps in the collection owned by Netta Yelverton who nursed at Royal Perth Hospital in 1950.

Place made

Australia

Year

c. 1950

Statement of significance

The cap has social and historical significance. It is representative of nurse's uniforms worn at Royal Perth Hospital in the 1950s. It illustrates changes in fashion and the move to increasingly utilitarian uniforms. It is in excellent condition and it is well provenanced.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Royal Perth Hospital Museum

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