Object type
Clothing and accessories
Date
Production: 1950s
Subject(s)
Uniform
St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)
Associated person
User: Lt Col Andrew Jardine (active c. 1950s)
Inscriptions

Lt-Col: A Jardine President Western Area


No. Size 6 3/4

Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 125 x 250 x 255mm
Materials and technique
Cloth cap with lace, metal, leather, and plastic detailing
Physical description
Black cloth cap with black lace band in St John pattern with metal badge with white enamelled cross and blue background, black enamelled leather chin strap with St John metal buttons on either side, black leather peak with three rows of silver gimp, underside of peak in green leather; inner lining edged with brown leather band, top of underside of hat lined with malleable plastic cover and red cloth underneath; tag with size reading 6 3/4; paper label with owner's name and position written.
Themes
Nursing Hats: Tracing Gender and Duty through Uniform
References
The Order of St John. Dress Regulations for St. John Ambulance Adults, Cadets and Badgers. St. John Supplies: London, 1951.
Pages 5-6, 28
Catalogue number
SJA1540.3
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