- Object type
- Clothing and accessories
- Date
- 1952
- Maker
- Scott & Co. Hatters
- Subject(s)
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St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)
Gender
Uniform - Inscriptions
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By appointment Scott & Co. Hatters to the late King George V and the Royal Family 1. Old Bond Street Piccadilly. W. St. J.A.B.
- Dimensions
- Height x width x depth: 130 x 260 x 290mm
- Materials and technique
- Felted wool hat with silk ribbon detailing and metal badge
- Physical description
- Black felt hat turned up at the side with a band of white silk ribbon with narrow white stripes of equal width made into a cockade on the left side, St John Ambulance Brigade Vice President metal badge in centre; inner-lining lined with black and white fabric, stamped with milliners insignia.
- Production place
-
London
England - Themes
- Nursing Hats: Tracing Gender and Duty through Uniform
- Catalogue number
- SJA876
Women's Nursing Officer hat, Vice President
In the 1950s, Women's Nursing Officers would have focused on providing first aid and basic nursing care. In the early 20th century, women in the St John Ambulance Brigade focused on home nursing, especially in less urban areas, but this started to change after the introduction of the NHS in 1948 with the shift towards hospital based care.