Navy Nurse Corps Indoor Uniform

Object Details

date made
ca. 1917
associated date
1917 - 1918
Description
Navy Nurse Corps cape worn as part of the indoor uniform during World War I. Navy blue wool cape with red lining. Button closure at front with several buttons lining the top and bottom of each arm hole. Two pockets with button closure at front. Blue wool belt with button attachments at waist.
Location
Currently not on view
related event
World War I
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Naval
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Modern Medicine and the Great War
Credit Line
Gift of the Navy Department through The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
1998.0165.83.01
accession number
1998.0165
catalog number
1998.0165.83.01
Object Name
Cape
Other Terms
Cape; Woman; Navy; Nurse Corps; Officer; Service
Physical Description
wool (overall material)
Measurements
overall (padded and folded): 40 in x 33 in x 4 in; 101.6 cm x 83.82 cm x 10.16 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-a802-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_460926
Uniform, Navy Nurse Corps