Nurse's uniform dress worn by Pauline Brown Payne

Object Details

Date
1944
Manufactured by
Angelica Corporation, American, founded 1904
Worn by
Pauline Brown Payne, American
Description
A blue-and-white striped nurse's uniform worn by Pauline Brown Payne. The dress has a button-up front and detachable white collar and sleeve cuffs. The collar is attached to the neck of the dress with one button at the nape and the collars are attached with two buttons on the outside of the sleeve. The sleeves have the manufacturer's information stamped in black ink on the inside and the collar there are two names written in freehand. The dress is an A-line silhouette with a pocket at the PL breast and one on the PR hip. The stripes of the dress are vertical, except at the waist, where there is a horizontally cut band. There are white buttons above and below as well as at the waist. There is a manufacturer's and a personal tag sewn to the inside nape of the neck.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Education
Medicine
Nursing
Women
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pauline Brown Payne
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.90.2.1
Type
dresses
uniforms
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cloth, thread, plastic (organic)
Dimensions
H x W (Flat): 45 1/2 × 30 11/16 in. (115.6 × 78 cm)
Waist: 13 in. (33 cm)
H x W (Collar): 3 1/8 × 24 in. (8 × 61 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1f1c53d-dacb-4bc9-a795-8c3e3311e3b4
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.90.2.1