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Type of Object
Toy
Date of Manufacture
1900-1940
Physical Details
A three-piece nursing uniform for a small doll. The dress is of a dark grey or navy blue plaid pattern, has a cinched waist and detachable arm cuffs, and has a floor-length skirt attached. Hat is a single piece, folded multiple times over symmetricaly and stitched with one broad strip of fabric at the bottom of the hat. Apron is ivory white and has a detachable front to cover the top of the dress, attached with buttons, and button hooks in the rear of the article as well.
Dimensions
2 cm. x 36 cm. x 22 cm.
Medical Subject
Play and Playthings
Accession Number
1983.118f
Genre
toys (recreational artifacts)
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Doll-sized Nursing Uniform, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00155.jpg