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Nom de l'objet : Cape
Type de l'objet : Nurse's
Catégorie de l'objet : Personal Artifacts
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : Clothing-Outerwear
Discipline : Material Culture
Matériaux : fabric, wool
metal, steel
fabric, brocade
plastic, vinyl
Technique de fabrication : sewn, machine
embroidered, machine
molded
engraved
forged
Numéro d'accession : SM 2010.2.1
Nom de la collection : Hotel Dieu School of Nursing
Province d'origine : New Brunswick
Pays d'origine : Canada
Description : The cape is made of navy wool material on the outer side and a red wool lining on the inner side. A 5 cm band of navy wool material lined with black brocade fabric is machine sewn to the top of cape to form a collar. The left hand side of the collar is machine embroidered with gold letters forming the initials HDH. A metal eye hook closure is attached to either side of collar for fastening purposes.A wide fifteen centimeter strip of navy wool material is used to form a closure on the front of cape. This strip has two buttonholes, one at either end, which attach to black plastic buttons sewn on either side of opening at front of cape. Inside the left hand side of cape front a small slit has been made in the fabric to form a pocket. The edges of pocket are accented with the red lining fabric. Directly under this opening, the initials NMV have been machine embroidered using gold thread. Attached to inside of cape under the embroidered initials is a plastic pin, white on the front and black on the back. A small pin glued to the back holds the pin to the fabric of the cape. The pin is engraved in black lettering. A small link chain attached to the inner neck of cape can be used for hanging purposes.
Commentaires : The initials on the collar "HDH" stand for Hotel Dieu Hospital. The initials "NMV" stand for the initials of the owner's name. "RN" on the pin indicate she was a Registered Nurse.
Longueur : 82
Largeur : 276
Unité de mesure linéaire : cm
Nombre d'objets : 1
Étiquette ou poinçon : Machine embroidered on the right hand side of collar on cape are the following initials: "HDH" and on the inside front of cape are the initials: "NMV". The manufacturer's label on the inside neck area reads: " Lac-Mac London Canada
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Établissement : St. Michael's Museum & Genealogical Centre 
Ville de l'établissement : Miramichi
Province de l'établissement : New Brunswick

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