Images(5)

Uniform, Occupational

Object number2023.104.1 a-d

Manufacturer Angelica

Possible OriginNew York, NY

Possible OriginChicago, IL

Possible OriginSt. Louis, MO

Possible OriginLos Angeles, CA

MediumFabric; Metal; Ink

Credit LineGift of Presbyterian-University Hospital Alumnae Association

DescriptionNurse uniform comprised of dress, skirt apron, apron bib, and cap. Nurse uniform dress. Short-sleeve collared blue and white pinstripe fabric dress. Calf-length full skirt. Six buttonholes down front torso opening; buttons are not intact. One pocket on front of proper left chest and one pocket on front of proper right hip. Each sleeve has two button holes. Nurse uniform skirt apron. Wrap skirt apron made of stiff off-white fabric. Skirt is open down side with no fasteners. Waist has one pair of buttonholes at each end. Full skirt is comprised of five vertical panels. Nurse uniform apron bib. Overall U-shaped bib. Stiff off-white fabric. Front of bib is wider at top with U-shaped neckline and the bib narrows downward to a squared bottom. Top of bib connects to two integral wide straps that end in squared ends. Nurse uniform cap. Folded, stiff off-white fabric cap. Generally triangular in shape with peaked front and triangular, folded crown. Folds are pinned together with silver straight metal pins. Cap has handwritten signatures in blue and black ink.DimensionsHeight x Width (a): 45.375 x 23 in. (115.3 x 58.4 cm)
Height x Width (b - width at waist): 30.125 x 12.625 in. (76.5 x 32.1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (c): 40.25 x 23.125 x 0.063 in. (102.2 x 58.7 x 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 3.063 x 7.625 x 6.563 in. (7.8 x 19.4 x 16.7 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Inside back at center is white fabric label with black printed text "Patricia J. Wonderling".

(b)
Inside back of waist at center is white fabric label with black printed text "Patricia J. Wonderling".

Inside one end of the waist is handwritten text in black ink "W1" or "WI".

(c)
Reverse of front of bib at bottom has white fabric label with black printed text "Patricia J. Wonderling"; below this label is handwritten text in black ink "IM" or inverted "W1" or "WI".

(d)
Cap has handwritten signatures in blue and black ink, some are only partially legible:
four on the proper left side "Hoppy", " "Jannie" Smith", "Aggle Campbell", and " "Bev" S...";
three on the proper right side "Mickey", "Mollye Irvine", and "Helen Gray"; and
one on the top of the crown "Alice Jo Kerr".
Marks(a)
Inside back at center is off-white fabric label with blue embroidered text "ANGELICA / TRADE MARK / NEW YORK / CHICAGO / ST. LOUIS / LOS ANGELES".

(b)
Inside back of waist at center is off-white fabric label with embroidered blue text "ANGELICA / TRADE MARK / NEW YORK / CHICAGO / ST. LOUIS / LOS ANGELES".

(c)
Reverse of front of bib at bottom has off-white fabric label with embroidered blue text "ANGELICA / TRADE MARK / NEW YORK / CHICAGO / ST. LOUIS / LOS ANGELES".
Historical NotesUniform used by Patricia J. Wonderling. Part of a collection related to nurses that worked for Presbyterian University Hospital. Patricia Jean Wonderling Zinsser was in the graduating class of 1942, she passed away on April 2, 2005. The institution was named Presbyterian Hospital from 1893-1961. It is now part of the UPMC health system. Presbyterian Hospital was founded on the North Side of Pittsburgh in 1893 by Dr. Louise Wotring Lyle, the widow of a Presbyterian minister. Lyle had dreamed of opening a hospital to serve the needy and a school to train nurses. She helped found the Women’s Medical College in Cincinnati and graduated from it at the age of 50 in 1892. The next year, she returned to Pittsburgh, the place where she had nursed the wounded during the Civil War, and opened a five-room hospital out of her home. Dr. Jane Vincent, the first female physician in Allegheny County, aided Lyle in her efforts. Within two years she was able to open a school of nursing, and by 1968, it had graduated 2,950 nurses. Presbyterian Hospital eventually merged with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to become Presbyterian-University Hospital. Although the School of Nursing closed, they maintain an active alumnae organization.

Related institution Presbyterian University Hospital

Related institution Presbyterian Hospital

Previous owner Patricia Jean Wonderling Zinsser (died 2005)

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